Tyrese Haliburton is one of the best young guards in the NBA. He is well-known for being a pass-first point guard who is also an elite shooter from beyond the arc. He averaged 17.5 PPG, 4.3 RPG, and 9.6 APG for the Indiana Pacers after getting traded by the Sacramento Kings.
When speaking to Alex Kennedy of Basketball News, Tyrese Haliburton said that he wants to be an All-Star next season. He stated that he’s going to focus on “getting more field goal attempts” and “getting to the free throw line”, claiming that is going to elevate his game “to a new level”. The Pacers are building around Tyrese Haliburton as of right now, and him becoming an All-Star would be very beneficial to their rebuild.
“I want to be a 20-and-10 guy and I want to be an All-Star,” Haliburton said. “Those are two personal goals for me that, I think, are attainable. I definitely think [I can accomplish that], for sure. I think I had that ability last year, and there was a span where I was doing that, so I think that naturally, I just have that ability. But now it’s just making that shift mentality-wise. I truthfully think 8, 9, 10 assists, that just happens for me playing basketball. I feel like I’m just a facilitator by nature, like, that just happens.
“But I think for me, it’s just getting more field-goal attempts, getting to the free-throw line more — I think I had like 30 games last year with no free throws, so I’m paying attention to that — and just figuring out different nuances and different ways to score the basketball. That’s just gonna allow me to elevate my game to a new level.”
It remains to be seen if Tyrese Haliburton does end up becoming an All-Star, but he definitely has the talent to do so. The Pacers might not end up having a good enough record for him to be an All-Star, though, so that is something to keep in mind.
Hopefully, we do see Tyrese Haliburton thrive next season. He will have a lot of offensive touches next year as the No. 1 option on the Pacers, so he’ll have plenty of opportunities to show that he is an All-Star caliber player.
