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24. Tyrese Haliburton

24. Tyrese Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton was traded from Sacramento to Indiana in a deal that can best be described as both teams in rebuilding mode trying to see what might fit.  Sacramento made the playoffs first after the deal, but the Pacers landed a player who became an All-Star.

In Indiana, Haliburton had the opportunity to become more of a focal point, and he finished the 2021-22 season with the Pacers with 17.5 Points per Game over 26 contests.  In 2022-23, Haliburton started the year on fire, and he went to his first All-Star Game.  Now the top performer of his squad, Haliburton, who was injured late in the year but had the best season of his life with a double-double average of 10.1 Assists and 20.7 Points.  He was even better last season, earning a Third Team All-NBA, another All-Star, and his first Assists Title with 10.9.  Haliburton also averaged over 20 Points per Game (20.1), and took the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals.

As Haliburton is still well under 30, we could see multiple All-Stars in his future.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Acquired: Traded from the Sacramento Kings with Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson for Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, Domantas Sabonis, and a 2023 2nd Round Pick (which would be Jordan Walsh) 2/8/22.
  • Games Played: 151
  • Per Game Averages:

    33.4 MP
    .579 eFG%
    .860 FT%
    19.9 PTS
    3.9 RB
    10.5 AST
    1.5 STL
    0.6 BLK

    15 Playoff Games
    34.8 MP
    .612 eFG%
    .850 FT%
    18.7 PTS
    4.8 RB
    8.2 AST
    1.3 STL
    0.7 BLK

  • Advanced Stats:

    22.8 PER
    .616 TS%
    10.5 VORP
    19.7 WS

    15 Playoff Games
    22.0 PER
    .626 TS%
    1.1 VORP
    1.8 WS

     

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-NBA Third Team (2024)
    All-Star (2023 & 2024)
    Most Assists (2023-24)
    Most Assists per Game (2023-24)
    Highest Assist Percentage (2022-23)

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