Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and Tyrese Haliburton
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Why the Kings traded away Tyrese Haliburton to the Pacers in one of the decade's most shocking moves
On the eve of the 2022 NBA trade deadline, the Sacramento Kings made a shocking move by trading Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers in a deal centered around star big man Domantas Sabonis. Sacramento was feeling the pressure of having the longest playoff drought in Northern American professional sports,
This 3-team Mock Trade would land the Sacramento Kings an NBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist to address a significant need.
The Pacers' success, particularly on offense, is the product of a group of players that has bought in and an NBA champion coach who has evolved.
Here we will discuss the two players whom the Sacramento Kings must target to trade for as they enter the 2025 NBA offseason.
Indiana, true to its name, played with pace — seventh-fastest in the NBA during the regular season — against a Knicks team that ranked 26th in possessions per game.
Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam and the rest of the a deep Indiana team square off against an old nemesis in a wide-open NBA postseason.