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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 Sacramento Kings are in NBA purgatory, which basically means they are in NBA hell. Even the worst teams can hope that the draft lottery will bail them out, but the Kings, coming off two straight play-in tournament appearances, can't even pray for ping-pong balls.
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.
Here we will discuss the two players whom the Sacramento Kings must target to trade for as they enter the 2025 NBA offseason.
Down 17 in the 4th and 14 with little more than 3 minutes remaining, Indiana rallies for the Game 1 victory over New York at MSG.
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.
The fourth-seeded Pacers booked their return to the Eastern Conference Finals with Tuesday night’s 114-105 victory over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, wrapping up a stunning series victory in only five games. Haliburton led the way with 31 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-10 on 3-pointers, along with eight assists and six rebounds.