Haliburton becomes the No. 1 point guard, and there is a huge gap in multi-dimensional detail, and it is difficult to become the next Harden

Is Haliburton the next "Curry"? or the next "Nash"? or the next "Harden"? Don't worry, don't worry, the 23-year-old Pacers star is still young, his current "highlight" sample is relatively small, his personal honor is extremely barren, and he has never led the team to qualify for the playoffs, it is too early to "define" him at this stage, and he still has a long march of 108,000 miles away from the league's first point guard.

Haliburton is not the league's No. 1 point guard, the sample is too small + there are no hard honors yet.

How strong is Haliburton? When public opinion began to praise Haliburton, it is undeniable that Haliburton has played in 16 games so far this season, and he has indeed played an amazing performance.

At the age of 23 and entering the fifth season of his career, Haliburton averaged 27 points, 3.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists (first), 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game this season, plus 2.5 turnovers, and the assist-to-turnover ratio was as high as 4.7. Haliburton ranks 12th in the league in scoring and leads in assists, and is one of only two players to average more than 10 assists per game and the only player to average more than 11 assists per game.

Throughout the month of November, Haliburton averaged 28.6 points and 11.7 assists per game while shooting 53.2 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from three-point range. Haliburton is comparable to Jordan and James, becoming the player in NBA history who has played at least 10 games in a single month and can average at least 25 points + 10 assists + 50% shooting + 40% + three-point shooting per game.

When everyone is praising Haliburton, someone must stand up and pour cold water on Haliburton, after all, he is still too far from the title of "No. 1 point guard in the league", and there is a possibility of killing him by giving him such a name too early.

Admittedly, Haliburton's performance so far this season has been good enough, but the Pacers have only played 18 games so far, less than a quarter of the season's journey, Haliburton himself has missed two games due to injury, and he has only played 16 games so far. Even Haliburton's average of 20.7 points and 10.4 assists per game last season was quite good, and he once led the scoring list in the first half, but in the end, he was counterattacked by Harden and missed the assist king, and he was not able to lead the Pacers to the playoffs.

Haliburton's career so far, his most "hard" honor, is only last season's selection to the All-Star bench team. For the rest of the honors, Haliburton was also selected for the Rookie of the Year team, 2 Rookie of the Month and 1 Rookie of the Week, all of which are basically negligible honors. When Jokic won the regular season MVP for two consecutive years, he was not recognized as the league's No. 1 center, and was not recognized until he led the team to win the championship and won the FMVP last season, in contrast, Haliburton is still too far from the league's No. 1 point guard.

The three new generations of PG are capped Haliburton or inferior to Alexander and Edwards.

So far this season, the new generation of star point guard players, Haliburton, Alexander and Edwards are the most eye-catching, Doncic and Trae Young have already reached the star point guard level, especially the 24-year-old Doncic is already a superstar, so it is not placed in this list to compare "winning or not fighting".

A summary of the three new generation of point guards and team records so far this season:

Haliburton: 23 years old and in his fifth year, he averaged 27 points, 3.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists (first), 1.1 steals, 0.7 blocks and 2.5 turnovers per game. He made 63 three-pointers third in the league, only less than Curry's 91 three-pointers and Doncic's 69 three-pointers, second in the league with 3.9 three-pointers per game, and only less than Curry's 5.1 three-pointers per game, shooting 51.9 percent from the field, 44.7 percent from three-point range, and 88 percent from the free throw line.

Alexander: 25 years old and 6th year, averaging 29.9 points (fifth), 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.4 steals (first), 0.9 blocks and 2.2 turnovers per game. 23 three-pointers, averaging 1.3 three-pointers per game, shooting 53.8% from the field, 36.5% from three-point range, 93.9% from the free-throw line (first), plus/minus +9.1 (second), and only losing to Green White +10.4.

Edwards: 22 years old and in his fourth year, he averaged 26.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.5 blocks and 3.2 turnovers per game. 43 three-pointers, averaging 2.5 three-pointers per game, shooting 46.4% from the field, 37.7% from three-point range, 86.4% from the free throw line, and a plus/minus of +8.9 third in the league.

Haliburton: The Pacers are 10-8 and sixth in the East

Alexander: Thunder 13-6 and second in the West

Edwards: Timberwolves 15-4 first in the West and first in the league

Looking at the data of the current three new generation of point guards, Haliburton is the assist king, is playing the best season of his career, and is also the league's top three-point shooter, with both crosshairs and production. Alexander, on the other hand, is the leader in steals and free throws, and he doesn't rely too much on three-point shooting on the offensive end. Edwards' stats seem to be inferior to Haliburton and Alexander, but in fact, Edwards, the youngest of the 22-year-old trio, is the player with the highest ceiling.

Haliburton's Pacers are currently 10-8 and sixth in the East, far inferior to Edwards' Timberwolves with 15 wins and 4 losses, and the Timberwolves led by Edwards are first in the league (the same record as the Celtics, but in first place in the league by head-to-head advantage), and Alexander's Thunder are also 13-6 and second in the West.

Haliburton is the only player of the current trio who has not yet made the playoffs. Alexander led the Canadian men's basketball team to a World Cup bronze medal this summer, proving his ability to lead the team. As for Edwards' ceiling, he is more recognized among the three, after all, he has the best physical fitness, the youngest, and his style of play is very similar to Jordan, and the Timberwolves led by him are both offensive and defensive this season, and are expected to go further.

Haliburton still has a long way to go in the future to become a Harden-style super two-way guard.

Going back to the three questions at the beginning of the article, is Haliburton the next "Curry", the next "Nash", or the next "Harden"?

Haliburton has hit 63 three-pointers this season, the third-highest in the league, just behind Curry's 91 three-pointers and Doncic's 69 three-pointers. Haliburton averages 3.9 three-pointers per game and is second in the league, only less than Curry's average of 5.1 three-pointers per game, and Haliburton's three-point shooting rate is 44.7%, which is naturally similar to Curry.

As for Haliburton, he is currently averaging 11.8 assists per game, ranking first in the league's assist list, and is expected to hit the first assist king of his career.

Of course, the new generation of point guards is different from traditional point guards who are more responsible for organizing the tandem, and today's point guards also need to have superb offensive ability. Haliburton is currently averaging a career-high 27 points per game and is also ranked 12th on the scoring list, but it is inferior to Doncic, Fox, Alexander, Curry, Mitchell, and Trae Young among point guards, which shows that point guards have become the main force of the league's super scorers.

Haliburton, who has both offense and passing, seems to be more likely to become a Harden-style super two-way guard in the future. It's just that the 34-year-old Harden is crazy and sinking, only averaging 15.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game this season, and has become a "third-rate star" in the league, but Harden at his peak is definitely unaffordable for most players.

Harden has won three consecutive scoring titles in his career, as well as two assists, plus 6 All-Round Team, 1-time All-3 Team, 1-time regular season MVP, 1-time All-Sixth Man, 10-time All-Star, etc. It is undoubtedly extremely difficult for Haliburton to reach the heights of Harden's all-time 75, and he may not even reach such heights in his career.

What's more, Haliburton has not yet proven his ability to lead the team, he has not qualified for the playoffs in his current career, and whether he can lead the Pacers to the playoffs this season is extremely crucial. Haliburton has little suspense about being selected as an All-Star this season, and is even expected to become an All-Star starter, after all, it is his home Indiana to host the All-Star Game, and the possibility of being selected for the All-Star team is also very high, but if he misses the playoffs again, then his ability to lead the team will be questioned again, and the discussion of becoming a Harden-style two-way guard needs to be postponed.

Haliburton led the Pacers to the No. 1 offensive team in NBA history in a single season.

Of course, under the leadership of Haliburton's powerful performance, the Pacers are the league's No. 1 offensive powerhouse this season, averaging 128.8 points per game, 30.3 assists per game, shooting 51% from the field, and 17.7 points on fast break, both of which rank first in the league.

The Pacers turned on the Crazy Kombat whirlwind mode and became the league's most offensive firepower this season, even surpassing the Nuggets' all-time record of 126.5 points per game in 1980-81. It's just that the Pacers still have 64 regular season games left (or 65 games left if they reach the midseason tournament finals), and it is still unknown whether the Pacers can continue to maintain such offensive firepower to finally break the Nuggets' record and create the No. 1 offensive team in history.

As for Haliburton, who is currently at the top of the MVP list of the Midseason Tournament, he will lead the Pacers to take on the Celtics on the road on December 5. The first meeting of the season was also the midseason championship, when the Pacers lost to the Celtics by 51 points, creating a record for the largest loss margin in the league this season, and Haliburton did not participate in the game, so such a matchup will be a "small test" for Haliburton to prove his strength to lead the team, and it is worth paying attention to whether he can lead the team to revenge and impact the final four.

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)