On February 23, Beijing time, in a recent interview, a number of All-Star players talked about Teres Halliburton being traded by the Kings to the Pacers. Tatum said: "I like Harry Burton a lot and I was shocked to learn he was traded, I don't know if the deal is reasonable, but I'm pretty sure the Pacers should be happy. ”
Speaking of Haliburton being traded, Lavin said: "He was very good and being traded to the Pacers I felt this was a big opportunity for him. You'll feel bad when you're traded at first, but after you accept it, you'll find that it might be a great thing. ”
VanVleet also said: "This deal is so surprising, Halliburton is a special, talented player and I am a fan of him. He will be one of the top of the younger generation of point guards and look forward to his performance at the Pacers. ”
Player and commentator Chasing Green said: "I was particularly surprised that Halliburton was a very good young man, fortunately he was traded early in his career, just like the Pacers selected him, keep up the good work!" ”
Even Suns coach Monty Williams praised Harry Burton: "He's not as mature as a young player, and for the Pacers, getting Harry Burton means the team has a reliable point guard for the next 10-12 years!" ”
The Pacers have traded forward Domintas Sabonis, defender Jeremy Lamb, forward Justin Holliday and a 2027 second-round pick to the Kings, with defender Buddy Hield, defender Teres Halliburton and center Tristan Thompson. A 4-for-3 deal, the Kings aimed to get Sabonis.
Why is this an astounding deal? Halliburton was selected with the 12th pick in the first round of 2020, and he has a good performance in the rookie season, playing a total of 58 games for the Kings, including 20 starts, averaging 30.1 minutes per game, contributing 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks!
Before being traded this season, Halliburton played a total of 51 regular season games, all of which started, averaging 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks in 34.5 minutes per game! He shot 45.7 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three-point range. With such a performance, it is hard to imagine that the king would choose to abandon him.
Harry Burton currently played 4 games for the Pacers, and on February 12, the Pacers lost at home to the Cavaliers, And Halliburton made his debut, playing 39.7 minutes in the opening game, shooting 9 of 15 three-pointers and 4 of 3 points, contributing 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals! In the second game against the Timberwolves, he had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists and 1 steal; in the third game, the Bucks had 17 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals; and in the fourth game, he contributed 21 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists and 1 steal.
Can score and assist, and a steal defense! Averaging 38.8 minutes in 4 games, he can get 20.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 11 assists and 2.3 steals! 48.3% shooting percentage, 45.2% three-point shooting! Even the Pacers general manager said: "The future team will build around Halliburton. ”
The lads also had an All-Star trip this year, and in the previously concluded All-Star Rookie Game, Harry burton was placed in the Isaiah Thomas group, but unfortunately in the final, Rick Barry successfully defeated Thomas to win the championship. In both games, Halliburton had a total of 2 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals.
Although the rookie game failed to win, in the fun shooting session of the midfield, Halliburton and Desmond Bain won the championship with 39.1 seconds to beat Evan Mobley and Josh Gidey! It's also a bonus.
In an interview after the All-Star Game, Halliburton said: "My goal is to participate in the All-Star Game, and although I don't know when it will happen, I will be back. ”
Recalling the time of the deal, Halliburton said: "I cried for a long time after receiving the news, and my agent called me to say that I could be traded at any time, and I thought I was joking. Asked by reporters what the difference between playing between the Kings and pacers is, Halliburton said: "The two teams have different backgrounds, and the Pacers are obviously used to winning. "Good guys...
Born in 2000, Halliburton, who is not yet 22 years old, has become the pacers' youngest player to have scored 20 points and 15 assists in a single game in the past four years. Looking forward to the performance after the All-Star, are you optimistic about him? Finally, a full-time highlight of the Halliburton Pacers debut against the Cavaliers.