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Two-time NBA All-Star and All-NBA Third Team selection, drafted by the Sacramento Kings in 2020.
Tyrese John Haliburton (born February 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Hali" and "the Haliban", he is a two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Third Team selection.
Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- Sacramento Kings (NBA)
- Status
- Active
Lore & Background
Haliburton was selected by the Sacramento Kings 12th overall in the 2020 NBA draft. In 2022, he was acquired by the Indiana Pacers as part of a trade package for Domantas Sabonis.
Reader's Guide
Haliburton played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones, where he set the program's single-game assists record as a freshman and was named to the All-Big 12 Conference second team as a sophomore despite a season-ending wrist injury. He was selected 12th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2020 NBA draft and later traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2022.
Did You Know?
- Haliburton was born on a leap day, February 29, 2000, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
- He helped the United States win gold at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in 2019 and at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
- Haliburton led the Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 25 years in 2025.
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