When Buddy Heild was drafted sixth overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery, the thought process was that the perimeter player had the potential to maximize his skill set in a way that would draw comparisons to Steph Curry someday and that he would be an ideal building block for the franchise alongside the team's superstar, Anthony Davis. Unfortunately for Heild, he was traded to the  Sacramento Kings during the All-Star weekend of his rookie year. Buddy Hield remained on the Sacramento Kings roster for five years; his best year came in 2018-19, when he averaged 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.  Nevertheless, his tenure in Sacramento was a losing one, as his teams never clinched a playoff birth in all his years on the roster. Towards to end of Hield's stint with the Kings,  the front office selected two more guards, Tyler Davion (in 2020) and Davion "Off Night" Mitchell (2021), in the NBA draft lottery, which made for a crowded backcourt.

The log jam at the guard position prompted the Kings to trade Buddy Hield to the Indiana Pacers (for Domantas Sabonis), a midwest franchise that very few marquee players have ever chosen to go of their own volition. In hindsight, the trade has worked out well for both. The Sacramento Kings (17-11) are currently the fifth seed in the Western Conference, while the Indiana Pacers (16-16) would be the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference if the playoffs started today.

Sometimes, all is well that ends well. But in the case of Buddy Hield's departure from the Sacramento Kings, it appears as though the 30-year-old still harbors a little bitterness toward his former team.

During a team shoot-around for the Pacers' road game against the Boston Celtics, Aaron Nesmith, a teammate of Budy Hield, appeared to be standing near half-court while being interviewed by a media outlet. When Buddy Hield noticed cameras were rolling, he heaved up a three-point shoot from the upper left corner of the screen before glancing over into the camera where the interview was going on. He then delivered a message to his old team, "Yo, Sacramento can suck my d*ck!"

The interviewer and the interviewee didn't even acknowledge the comment or miss a beat. Still, when the internet got a hold of the video clip and uploaded it yesterday, it garnered over 2 million views.

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Source: OutKick