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Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers have started dialogue to work on finding a potential trade after contract extension negotiations stalled.

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Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers started a dialogue of finding a potential trade with another team, Shams Charania from The Athletic reports.

The decision has come after Hield and the Pacers negotiations on contract extension stalled. The 29-year-old is in the last year of his contract and will earn $19.2 million in the 2023-24 campaign.

Therefore, Hield is open to a trade elsewhere, but no deal is imminent, and there aren't any current substantive talks with any other team.

Charania reports that the Pacers offered Hield an extension in recent weeks, but it's believed their proposal did not excite the player.

Hield is the NBA leader in 3-pointers made over the last five seasons with 1,381. Golden State's Stephen Curry (1,261) and Portland's Damian Lillard (1,118) rank second and third, respectively, behind Hield's 3-pointers made in the past five years.

Hield joined the Pacers via the Tyrese Haliburton trade from the Sacramento Kings in the 2021-22 season, becoming one of the leading team's players.

Last season, Hield averaged 16.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game in 80 appearances for the Pacers.

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