{"id":827701,"date":"2017-04-03T14:13:14","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/?p=45036"},"modified":"2017-04-03T14:13:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:13:14","slug":"buddy-hield-named-western-confernece-rookie-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/buddy-hield-named-western-confernece-rookie-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddy Hield named Western Confernece Rookie of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491250043288_4715\" class=\"yiv3225233282MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491250043288_4714\">Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield has been named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March, the NBA announced today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491250043288_4722\" class=\"yiv3225233282MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491250043288_4723\">Acquired by Sacramento in a trade on February 19, the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft averaged 14.1 points (.483 FG%, .425 3pt%, .840 FT%), 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.93 steals in 16 March appearances (12 starts), including career-highs with 22 points (7-14 FG, 4-9 3pt, 4-4), eight rebounds and seven assists at Golden State (3\/24).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3225233282MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/TheHoopCats\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44878\" src=\"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_8002.JPG-compressor.jpeg\" alt=\"buddy hoop cats\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv3225233282MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491250043288_4723\">The former Oklahoma Sooner registered 10-plus points in 14 of the Kings 16 games in March while posting 20 or more points on two occasions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491250043288_4759\" class=\"yiv3225233282MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491250043288_4758\">The 6-foot-4 guard and Freeport, Bahamas native ranks fourth among all rookies this season in scoring, seventh in field goal percentage and minutes played and fifth in 3-point percentage. He has made at least three-pointers in 19 contests and reached double-figures in scoring on 40 occasions. 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