Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller

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Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:51 pm

When Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hears himself called "the face of the franchise" he still chuckles. But for the Pacers, that's how they see their young floor leader.


“We're gonna build our team around him,” Pacers GM Chad Buchanan told Basketball News. “We see him as hopefully being the next Reggie Miller. We had a Reggie Miller mural painted on a building in downtown Indianapolis, and I think our dream is that one day Tyrese will have (his own) up somewhere in downtown Indianapolis.”


Haliburton said he cried for nearly an hour when he was told about the trade sending him to Indiana from the Sacramento Kings. Then he connected with Pacers leadership who told him they planned to build the team around him, which helped him start to move forward.


Haliburton also said hearing from his peers around the NBA that they think the Kings made a mistake helped him move on from being traded. Haliburton added that he now feels at home, as he's a "Midwest kid", and the Pacers say their new star is “meshing together perfectly" with the Indiana community.

Via Alex Kennedy/Basketball News

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Re: Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller 

Post#2 » by niha17 » Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:00 pm

Now you know why the pacers cant get things right a good player is regarded as an all time great shooter. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
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Re: Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller 

Post#3 » by dubbmotta » Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:32 pm

niha17 wrote:Now you know why the pacers cant get things right a good player is regarded as an all time great shooter. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

Think you took it wrong..they want him to be the face of the franchise, make all-stars spend his whole career thier…What PG was suppose to be…they said nothing wrong.
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Re: Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller 

Post#4 » by Tom White » Sat Aug 20, 2022 4:10 pm

niha17 wrote:Now you know why the pacers cant get things right a good player is regarded as an all time great shooter. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:


This is likely unfair, since Haliburton has only two years in the league, but:

Reggie: ALL FGA = .471 3PTA = .395 2PTA = .516
Tyrese: ALL FGA = .477 3PTA = .412 2PTA = .522

So far, so good. Let's give the young guy some time.
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Re: Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller 

Post#5 » by Ballerhogger » Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:19 pm

He’s the face franchise now makes sense
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Re: Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller 

Post#6 » by 23artest23 » Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:39 pm

niha17 wrote:Now you know why the pacers cant get things right a good player is regarded as an all time great shooter. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:


Great observation Sherlock :roll:

The franchise is hoping for Haliburton to be a 10+ year face of the franchise, building block, and an effective brand ambassador.
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