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Hawks @ Pacers -- Trae faces off against the best PG in the league
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We let Buddy friggin' Hield look like an All Star tonight.

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Jamaaliver wrote:It's hard to justify taking Okongwu over Haliburton when Ty is a top-5 PG and OO can barely stay on the court.
That's right that it would have been a better choice. No need to trade a player and picks to get Murray if they had had Hali.
I hesitated between both Okongwu and Haliburton for this pick, and I would have picked Haliburton, even if I was OK with Okongwu.
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Great 3-point shooter. Kobe Bryant always praised him before he was drafted.Jamaaliver wrote:We let Buddy friggin' Hield look like an All Star tonight.
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D21 wrote:Jamaaliver wrote:It's hard to justify taking Okongwu over Haliburton when Ty is a top-5 PG and OO can barely stay on the court.
That's right that it would have been a better choice. No need to trade a player and picks to get Murray if they had had Hali.
I hesitated between both Okongwu and Haliburton for this pick, and I would have picked Haliburton, even if I was OK with Okongwu.
Hali didn't wanna come to a team with a crowded back court, thus the Cavs and Hawks didn't pick him.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10027922-tyrese-haliburton-says-he-told-cavs-hawks-not-to-pick-him-in-2020-nba-draft
Probably should've drafted Hali or traded the pick or got Devin Vassell.
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threethehardway wrote:Hali didn't wanna come to a team with a crowded back court, thus the Cavs and Hawks didn't pick him.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10027922-tyrese-haliburton-says-he-told-cavs-hawks-not-to-pick-him-in-2020-nba-draft
Probably should've drafted Hali or traded the pick or got Devin Vassell.
1. And then he was drafted to a team with a crowded backcourt in Sacramento...
2. I loved Devin Vassell coming into that draft.