Who Should I Trade?
Brook Lopez for Buddy Hield (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brook Lopez C - LAC  | Buddy Hield G - CHI  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 154 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 23.4 | 13.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.5 | 4.6 |
| Field Goals % | .490 | .487 |
| Three Points Made | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| Three Points % | .374 | .381 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .775 | .526 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Assists | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Turnovers | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Points | 9.8 | 5.6 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 144 | ‐ |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 170 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 170 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 147 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 162 | ‐ |
| Brook Lopez C - LAC | Buddy Hield G - CHI | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 234 | 104 |
| Field Goals Made | 53 | 18 |
| Field Goals Att | 93 | 37 |
| Field Goals % | .570 | .487 |
| Three Points Made | 13 | 8 |
| Three Points Att | 30 | 21 |
| Three Points % | .433 | .381 |
| Free Throws Made | 17 | 1 |
| Free Throws Att | 26 | 2 |
| Free Throws % | .654 | .500 |
| Offensive Rebound | 11 | 6 |
| Rebounds | 52 | 14 |
| Assists | 10 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 8 |
| Steals | 4 | 4 |
| Blocks | 9 | 1 |
| Points | 136 | 45 |
| Brook Lopez C - LAC | Buddy Hield G - CHI | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 23.4 | 13.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.5 | 4.6 |
| Field Goals % | .490 | .487 |
| Three Points Made | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| Three Points % | .374 | .381 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Free Throws Att | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .775 | .526 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Assists | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Turnovers | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Points | 9.8 | 5.6 |
| Brook Lopez C - LAC | Buddy Hield G - CHI | |
| News | ||
| Brook Lopez scored 20 points (8-11 FG, 1-2 3P, 3-4 FT) with seven rebounds and an assist in the Clippers’ 139-123 win over the Pelicans. Garrett Ball Mon, Nov 9th | The Hornets acquired Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard from the Hawks in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd | |
| Brook Lopez scored 15 points (5-10 FG, 3-6 3P, 2-3 FT) with a rebound, two assists, and a block in the Clippers’ 108-101 loss to the Thunder on Sunday. Garrett Ball Mon, Oct 26th | The Atlanta Hawks will fully guarantee the $9.66 million salary for Buddy Hield. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th | |
| The Clippers are picking up the $9.2M team option on Brook Lopez for the 2026-27 season. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | The Hawks and Buddy Hield have agreed to push back the guaranteed deadline date on his contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th | |
| Since stepping into the starting center role following Ivica Zubac's final game as a Clipper, Lopez has recorded 16 blocks over his last five games while hitting double figures in four of them. Tuesday's 18 points (7-of-16 FGs), seven rebounds, three blocks, two three-pointers, and two assists against the Trail Blazers continued that run. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 1st | Buddy Hield attempted one triple and had one turnover in five minutes of action in Atlanta's loss to Minnesota on Monday. David Leisering Tue, Feb 10th | |
| Brook Lopez scored 19 points (7-9 FG, 5-6 3PT) with three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal in Monday's 129-96 blowout win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 24th | Buddy Hield is available to make his debut with the Hawks on Saturday against the Hornets. Ari Koslow Sat, Feb 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
