A couple weeks ago, Kerr challenged Hield to cut down on his turnovers. The issue was team-wide, but Hield’s miscues stood out. He’d make one-handed passes or cough up the ball in the backcourt. He was averaging 1.2 turnovers in just 17.6 minutes through his first 17 games.
Since then, that number is down to 0.8 in 21.6 minutes per game.
Hield has made a more conscious effort to avoid the “home run” plays and operate more off two feet. He did so as Jimmy Butler, his love-hate buddy in the locker room, often ribbed him for his mistakes.
“Oh, Jimmy turns the ball over — I think he has more turnovers than me,” Hield said. (Fact check: true). “Jimmy doesn’t take good care of the ball. I thought he did, but he be making more dumb plays than me.”