Charlotte Hornets flip Buddy Hield, bring NC native Dillingham back home
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The Charlotte Hornets are moving guard Buddy Hield just a few days after acquiring him.
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The Hornets have agreed to trade Hield to Chicago in exchange for Hickory native Rob Dillingham and cash, a league source confirmed on Saturday. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the trade.
On Tuesday, the Hornets traded Dorian Finney-Smith to Atlanta in exchange for Hield and Ryan Nembhard.
Instead of opening trading camp with the Hornets next week, Hield is heading to Bulls with the 21-year-old Dillingham joining Charlotte.
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A 6-1 guard, Dillingham played high school basketball in Lincolnton at at Combine Academy before also playing at Donda Academy in Simi Valley, California, and Overtime Elite. Having initially committed to play college basketball at N.C. State, Dillingham changed his mind in March 2022 and chose Kentucky.
After averaging 15.2 points during the 2023-24 season with Kentucky, when he was named second team all-SEC. He entered the 2024 NBA Draft where San Antonio selected him with the No. 8 overall pick. The Spurs moved him to Minnesota in a draft night trade.
Dillingham played in 49 games during his rookie season with Minnesota, averaging 4.5 points per game. After averaging 3.5 points in 35 games with the Timberwolves last season, Dillingham was traded to Chicago last February. He played in 30 games with the Bulls, averaging 9.6 points per game.
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