The king is gone? Pacers GM sees 22-year-old rookie Halliburton as 'Mr. Key' Miller's successor

2022-08-22 17:32

The king is gone? Pacers GM sees 22-year-old rookie Halliburton as 'Mr. Key' Miller's successor


After the Sacramento Kings traded the 22-year-old rookie guard Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers last season, the Pacers have high hopes for the guard and believe the Kings are a good move because Haliburton will be in the future. Be the successor to Reggie Miller, NBA star known as "Mr. Key" and the most outstanding player in Pacers history.


Haliburton was a rookie selected by the Kings with the 12th overall pick in the first round in 2020, and later won the All-Rookie First Team, averaging 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.7 times per game. Blocks and 1.6 steals. 41.3 percent from three-point range and 47.3 percent from pitch. After playing for the Kings for 2 seasons, before the league trade deadline in February this year, the Kings decided to send the promising guard to the Pacers in exchange for 33-year-old veteran Justin Holiday and 30-year-old forward Jeremy Lamb, 26-year-old forward Domantas Sabonis and a 2023 second-round pick.


Pacers general manager Richard Buchanan believes that the Kings will regret completing the deal in the future, because Haliburton is expected to take over the mantle of Miller, the best player in franchise history, in the future. Miller spent his entire league career with the Pacers. He is the most outstanding player in the history of the Pacers. He has led the team to the finals many times, was selected as an All-Star 5 times, and won the league's most outstanding player 3 times. The best third team, was included in the NBA 75 star list last year.


Miller made a total of 2,560 three-pointers, ranking third in the league. He has set a lot of records for the Pacers, and is an excellent player that the team is quite hard to find. Although Haliburton, who is only 22 years old, has not achieved this achievement like Miller, it can be seen that the Pacers have high expectations and expectations for the rookie. The Pacers plan to play the rookie guard in the offseason. Build the team for the core of the lineup. It is believed that the young guard can develop and enhance his existing talent and potential in the future and become the second best player in the Pacers.


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