Solomon Hill

At 33 years old, Solomon Hill has this physical status:

High school career

Hill attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. He averaged 10.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a junior. He averaged 16.2 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game as a senior. He spent his career as a two-time Los Angeles All-City pick and his third team all-state pick in 2009.

Hill, who was considered to be a four-star recruiter by Rivals.com, was named as the No. 1 on the chart. The No. 3 small forward and the No. 1 are the No. In 2009, the 27 best players in the country were ranked 27 players.

College career

He was a consistent contributor for the Wildcats both starting and off the bench during his freshman season in Arizona. He averaged 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 25.3 minutes per game in 31 games (21 starts).

In his sophomore season, he was one of only three Wildcats to start every game. After averaging 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in the event's four games, he was assigned to the iBN Sports Las Vegas Invitational all-tournament team. In 2010,-2011, head coach Sean Miller named Hill Arizona's Most Improved Player. In 38 games (all starts), he averaged 8.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 25.2 minutes per game.

He was selected to the All-Pac-12 first team, the NABC All-District 20 first squad, and the Pacific Life Pac-12 All-Tournament team in his junior season. He was also voted Arizona's Most Valuable Player by the coaching staff. In 35 games (all start), he averaged 12.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.0 steals in 32 minutes.

For the second year in a row, he was selected to the All-Pac-12 first team and the NABC All-District 20 first team. He was also a first-time member of the USBWA and the winner of the Sapphire Award, given to Arizona's male athlete of the year. He averaged 13.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals in 33.0 minutes per game in 35 games (all starts). In December 2012, he was named MVP of the 2012 Diamond Head Classic after averaging 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in the three games.

Professional career

Hill was selected with the Indiana Pacers' 23rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft on June 27, 2013. He signed his rookie scale with the Pacers on July 3 and joined the Pacers' 2013 NBA Summer League team. He was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on December 29, 2013. He was recalled by the Pacers on January 4, 2014. In a victory over the Orlando Magic on April 16, 2014, he played a season-high 28 minutes and hauled down a career-best five rebounds to lead five points on 2-for-6 shooting (1-2 3FG). In 28 games from 2013 to 2014, he appeared in 28 games, averaging of 1.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 7.9 minutes per game.

Hill missed the 2014 NBA Summer League due to an off-season right ankle injury. The Pacers exercised their third-year option on Hill's rookie scale contract on October 9, 2014, extending the deal through the 2015–16 season. In a 97-90 loss to the Washington Wizards, he scored a career-high 28 points on November 8, 2014. In a 99–90 victory over the Chicago Bulls, he scored 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Hill appeared in all 82 games for the Pacers in 2014–15, when the team lost the playoffs with a 38–44 win—loss record. Hill, the Pacers' starting small forward, with Paul George out for the remainder of the season, has 78 starts and finished with averages of 8.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 29.0 minutes per game.

Hill rejoined the Pacers for the 2015 NBA Summer League in July 2015. In three summer league games, he shot 18.2% from the field for a 4.7-point-per-game average. Thanks to Paul George's return to full health, Hill's contribution and output decreased sharply in 2015–16. In a 123-109 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, he scored in double figures in the first five months of the season. In a 129-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, he registered his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Hill scored a season-high 25 points and went a career-best 7-of-11 from three-point range in the Pacers' regular season finale on April 13, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 97-92.

Hill signed a four-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 21, 2016. In a 95-91 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on February 15, 2017, he scored a then-high 23 points in a then-season high. In a 128-112 victory over the Houston Rockets on March 17, 2017, he scored his career-high 30 points. Hill was averaging just 6.5 points per game coming in, despite the fact that the majority of the season had been focused on defense.

Hill underwent surgery on August 27, 2017 to repair a torn hamstring. He made his season debut against the Boston Celtics on March 18, 2018. In a 108-89 victory, he spent eight minutes and finished with one assist.

De'Andre Hunter and Jordan Bone's draft rights as well as a conditional 2023 second-round pick were sold to the Atlanta Hawks on July 6, 2019, along with the Atlanta Hawks' conditional 2020 first-round pick. Chandler Parsons was traded by the Hawks alongside Miles Plumlee to the Memphis Grizzlies the next day.

Hill was traded to the Miami Heat in a 3-team trade on February 6, 2020. The Heat advanced to the NBA Finals in 2020 before losing in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

Hill was signed with the Atlanta Hawks on November 25, 2020, which was the start of the season. In a 130-127 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, Hill suffered a torn hamstring tendon on December 5, 2021. It was confirmed that it was a season-ending injury on December 8.

The Hawks and Cam Reddish, a 2025 second round draft pick and cash considerations, traded Hill to the New York Knicks in exchange for Kevin Knox and a guaranteed future first round pick. The Knicks waived him on January 19, the Knicks' decision to deny him on January 19.

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