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Tyrese Haliburton was the Steal of the 2020 NBA Draft
Tyrese Haliburton has been on a tear for Sacramento this season, proving why he was the steal of the 2020 NBA draft
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Tyrese Haliburton was drafted 12th overall by the Sacramento Kings and is proving to be the best value pick of the draft. He is currently the third most likely candidate to win this season’s rookie of the year award, behind Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball, who were both top-three picks. Haliburton has shown throughout the season that he should’ve been picked earlier, especially recently with De’Aaron Fox out of the lineup.
TYRESE HALIBURTON WAS THE STEAL OF THE 2020 NBA DRAFT
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Since Fox has been out due to injury, Haliburton has been averaging 18.5 points per game and nine assists, nearly a double-double. In this four-game span, he’s averaged more points and assists than both Edwards and Ball have this season. This shows that when Halliburton has more opportunities to be productive, he makes the most of it and excels with the ball in his hands.
Haliburton’s double-double in Sacramento’s victory over the LA Lakers proved once again why he deserved to go earlier in the draft. At only 21 years of age, Haliburton is giving Sacramento fans something to look forward to as part of a young nucleus in northern California. He might’ve fallen to the 12th overall pick, but Tyrese is making it clear that Sacramento found the steal of the draft in 2020.
Tyrese steal & slam.. 14-2 Kings run to take the lead!@SacramentoKings 97@Lakers 96
5 minutes left: https://t.co/ffb2RzbOLy pic.twitter.com/nBNmXdNxaF
— NBA (@NBA) May 1, 2021
23 points & 10 dimes from @TyHaliburton22 leads the @SacramentoKings to victory in Los Angeles. 🔥#SacramentoProud #NBARooks pic.twitter.com/8eayrNFbzp
— NBA (@NBA) May 1, 2021
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