In the last places in the East this season, the Pacers decided, at the “deadline”, to embrace a reconstruction project which awaited them, in any case, ineluctably at the end of the season. Headlining this new era in Indiana, Tyrese Haliburton, who had been the delight of the Kings for several months.
From now on, the young leader will delight the Pacers, their fans, but especially their president. In the columns of the IndyStar, Kevin Pritchard indeed praised the acquisition by the club of the player, leader of the future and cornerstone of the reconstruction project.
« We’ve got the point guard of our future, and when you’ve been in this league for a while, you know that getting your hands on a point guard this young and with so much potential, around whom you can build over the next ten years, that’s not going to happen. is not commonplace. Tyrese is that guy. »
“He’s really special, and he’s only 21. To me, when you recruit guys like him, it’s like getting your hands on a Peyton Manning or an Andrew Luck.”
The decor is set. While the Kings had to choose between Tyrese Haliburton and De’Aaron Fox, the Pacers don’t have that problem. Because despite the presence of Malcolm Brogdon on the post, who should pack his bags, the former Iowa State player is indeed the present, but above all the future of the club in the lead.
To the point that Kevin Pritchard compares him to Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck, two quarterbacks (the first being a Hall of Famer) who made the heyday of the Colts, the city’s NFL franchise.
« It is believed that the longer Tyrese has the ball in his hands, the better his development will go. He’s really special, and he’s only 21. For me, when you recruit guys like him, it’s like getting your hands on a Peyton Manning or an Andrew Luck. »
This is an important mark of confidence on the part of the club, which indirectly places significant pressure on the shoulders of the young “Hali”, only 21 years old, but visibly not bothered by the praise of his new president. ” It’s just basketball, I have fun doing what I love. Of course, there is an important business aspect, which has caught up with me in recent days. But in the end, it’s basketball, and I love playing it. »
And the leader did not drag to put his new public in the pocket. For his first two home games, he was a hit: 23 points and 6 assists against the Cavaliers, then 22 points and 16 assists (!) against Wolves.
| Tirs | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 1 | 39.7 | 60.0 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 47 | 34.7 | 58.0 | 32.4 | 74.0 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 18.9 |
| Caris Levert | 39 | 31.1 | 44.7 | 32.3 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 18.7 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 28 | 33.4 | 44.8 | 30.7 | 86.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| Buddy Held | 1 | 39.7 | 35.3 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| Chris Duarte | 49 | 29.2 | 43.5 | 36.6 | 79.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| Myles Turner | 42 | 29.4 | 50.9 | 33.3 | 75.2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 12.9 |
| Jalen Smith | 1 | 20.8 | 71.4 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Justin Holiday | 49 | 28.9 | 41.5 | 37.8 | 82.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 11.0 |
| Lance Stephenson | 21 | 18.5 | 46.4 | 26.9 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| Duane Washington, Jr. | 25 | 20.8 | 38.4 | 35.0 | 80.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| Terry Taylor | 10 | 16.6 | 55.2 | 57.1 | 80.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| T.j. Mcconnell | 24 | 24.2 | 50.3 | 28.0 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 8.4 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 39 | 15.7 | 37.3 | 33.3 | 83.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| Oshae Brissett | 44 | 19.5 | 40.4 | 33.6 | 67.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| Keifer Sykes | 18 | 19.6 | 36.7 | 30.4 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| Torrey Craig | 51 | 20.3 | 45.6 | 33.3 | 77.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 6.5 |
| Kelan Martin | 27 | 16.4 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 69.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 20 | 9.6 | 54.2 | 42.9 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| Goga Bitadze | 33 | 11.2 | 43.3 | 17.4 | 63.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| Brad Wanamaker | 22 | 13.3 | 36.1 | 23.5 | 90.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| Justin Anderson | 3 | 10.1 | 18.2 | 11.1 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Ahmad Caver | 1 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Tristan Thompson | 1 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Reggie Perry | 1 | 9.9 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Dejon Jarreau | 1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nate Hinton | 2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
