I honestly felt McCollum was a great college player especially his Jr year when he was healthy and more of a two way threat who could play PG unlike Hield. I would say he might be a better prospect. But Hield is amazing. His offensive skills is as advanced as anyone I seen out of college in years. I would say it's better than Redikk which I rarely stated before. I always looked at Redikk as the offensive skill class.
Of course, he is no Durant. Durant tools and length give him such an advantage that Buddy just doesn't have. He is as good as a scorer out of college I've seen in the last 10 years. The two best I've seen were Redikk and Kemba Walker where it wasn't just using superior tools to score like Durant, Davis or Towns.
He could be a special scorer in the NBA but man ol man, he needs to be in the right system. He is not a ball handling creator of his offense or playmaker for others. That will be a problem on a bad team. He's clearly better than Klay out of college but will Buddy get the PG and the system to develop in the NBA like Klay is the question. I like him but like Kemba, he could take years if he lands in a tough situation.