Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton didn’t even make the NBA All-Star team this season, yet he has been thrust into the role of NBA superstar now that he has led his squad to the Finals. Dan wonders if he’s up to the challenge and reminds us how quickly fortunes can change in the league.
Dan Patrick: “There’s players that you all of a sudden have expectations for, and Tyrese Haliburton has gotten to that point; there are expectations for him in the NBA Finals…Now all of a sudden, you’ve graduated. Now it’s like, ‘Oh, the guy at Iowa State. Oh, that guy who used to play for Sacramento. Oh, the guy who’s hitting all the big shots.’ Now, all of a sudden, we treat him differently. You’ve got to be a star, but you didn’t even make the All-Star team.”