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2016 NBA Draft: 3 Best Landing Spots for Buddy Hield

By Brandon Carney

Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrates defeating the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 85-81 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrates defeating the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 85-81 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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With the 2016 NBA Draft approaching, what are the ideal landing spots for NCAA Tournament standout Buddy Hield?

Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrates defeating the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 85-81 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrates defeating the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 85-81 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield took a big  leap forward in his senior season. Now, he’s looking to make the leap into the NBA and take his talents to any team that wants them.

Hield was second in the nation in scoring behind only Howard University’s James Daniel III, so considering the difference in competition, Hield was surely the best scorer in all of college basketball.

He also shot 46 percent from downtown and 88 percent from the free throw line.

Hield is obviously an adept scorer in every facet of the game, but he’s also fairly well-rounded. He can hold his own on defense and his biggest criticism is his lack of size for a shooting guard as he is just 6’5″.

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But in today’s NBA we’ve seen that undersized players are able to succeed, so if size is the biggest concern surrounding one of the best prospects in the draft, it could certainly be worse.

We all know Hield is going to be drafted early in the draft, but we don’t know exactly how early. So this article is going to focus on the ideal landing spots for Buddy Hield, all of which fall within the top five picks in the 2016 NBA Draft.

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