The Golden State Warriors have acquired forward Kyle Anderson from the Minnesota Timberwolves and guard Buddy Hield from the Philadelphia 76ers in sign-and-trade deals as part of a six-team trade that sends four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks via a sign-and-trade, it was announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not announced.
As part of the transaction, Golden State sends cash considerations and the right to swap 2031 second round draft picks to Minnesota. The Charlotte Hornets and Denver Nuggets were also involved in the deal.
Anderson, 30, has played in 653 career games (304 starts), posting averages of 6.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steal in 21.9 minutes over 10 seasons with the Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs. The UCLA product saw action in 79 games (10 starts) last season with Minnesota, averaging 6.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 22.6 minutes. The 6-9 forward has played in 66 postseason games (nine starts), tallying averages of 5.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal in 16.6 minutes. Anderson was originally selected by San Antonio with the 30th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Hield, 31, has seen action in 632 career games (412 starts), averaging 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.0 minutes over eight seasons with the 76ers, Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans. The Oklahoma product played in 84 games last season with the Pacers and 76ers, posting averages of 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 25.7 minutes. Originally selected by New Orleans with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Hield was named to the 2016-17 All-Rookie First Team. Hield, who won the 2022 Three-Point Contest, leads the NBA with 1,322 made threes over the last five seasons.
Thompson, who helped the Warriors to four NBA championships and six NBA Finals appearances during his 13 seasons with Golden State, owns career averages of 19.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 32.6 minutes over 793 games (742 starts). Thompson contributed several memorable performances over the course of his decorated career with Golden State, including an NBA-record 14 3-pointers in a game, a 37-point quarter on a perfect 13-of-13 from the field (9-of-9 from three), a then-NBA playoff record 11 threes in a critical Game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference Finals, and a career-high 60 points in just 29 minutes.
A five-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team selection, Thompson ranks second in franchise history in 3-point field goals (2,481) and fourth in 3-point percentage (.413), leading the NBA in 3-pointers in 2022-23 with a career-high 301 threes. Thompson, who won the NBA Three-Point Contest in 2016, ranks sixth in NBA history in 3-pointers and sixth on the Warriors’ all-time scoring list (15,531). The franchise’s all-time leader in playoff minutes (5,830) and games played (158), Thompson ranks in the top five of several of the franchise’s postseason leaderboards, including second in scoring (3,032) and 3-point field goals (501), third in blocked shots (85) and steals (150), fourth in assists (351) and fifth in rebounds (626).
Originally selected by the Warriors with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, Thompson earned First Team All-Rookie honors in 2011-12 and was named to the All-Defensive Second Team in 2018-19.