"It f---ed up the money," Hield said. "Me and Rick are …

Buddy Hield was on that Pacers team. He believed he had a long-term NBA home and said Carlisle, who he considered "a mentor," visited his house several times and assured him the franchise would take care of him that summer, despite a plan in the final weeks to move Hield to the bench and significantly reduce his minutes for the betterment of the organization. "It was an extension year," Hield said. "Then when it comes to extension talks, it was like, 'Oh, the numbers, X, Y, Z.'" Hield believed his value had been manipulated and, three years later, wonders whether that brief late-season tanking strategy sent his late prime down an altered path. "It f---ed up the money," Hield said. "Me and Rick are still close, but that really rubbed me in the wrong way. Tanking just f---ed everything up for everybody."

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