{"id":54185,"date":"2023-09-13T15:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=54185"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:44:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:44:18","slug":"top-25-nba-players-2023-24-no-23-tyrese-haliburton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/09\/13\/top-25-nba-players-2023-24-no-23-tyrese-haliburton\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 25 NBA players 2023-24: No 23 Tyrese Haliburton"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we continue ranking the league\u2019s best players, we analyze Tyrese Haliburton<\/a><\/strong> of the Indiana Pacers in this article. Last season, Haliburton had a breakout year and produced impressive numbers, proving he is one of the best young guards in the NBA and a franchise-altering player.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Top 25 NBA players 2023-24: No 23 Tyrese Haliburton<\/h2>\n

A Rising Star<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Haliburton is a gifted young guard with an incredible skill set. He is already one of the league’s best passers; he has elite vision and sets his teammates up for easy looks. Haliburton is also very productive as a scorer, especially from beyond the arc, where he shot 40% from last season. Additionally, he is also a very capable shot-creator and finisher. While this skill set is impressive, his size separates him from his guard counterparts. At six-foot-five, Haliburton has excellent size, which benefits him as a defender while making him a more difficult matchup on offense. <\/span><\/p>\n

This skill set has made Haliburton a rising<\/a> star. At the 2022 trade deadline, he was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Pacers. In his one-and-half years with the Kings, Haliburton was seen as an excellent young player with upside but was never looked at as someone with superstar potential. A change of scenery greatly benefited him, and he is now considered a franchise cornerstone with incredible potential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Season Recap<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Despite finishing 11th in the conference, last season was encouraging for Haliburton and the Pacers. Before he went down with an injury in January, the Pacers were the sixth seed<\/a> and poised to make a surprising playoff appearance. Last year was Haliburton\u2019s first full year with Indiana, and he established himself as one of the league’s best passers. When Haliburton shared a backcourt with De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/a><\/strong> in Sacramento, it was difficult to see his full potential. However, a full season with the Pacers helped him prove himself as one of the league’s best young guards, showing incredible value as a playmaker and shooter. Last season, Haliburton averaged 20.7 points and 10.4 assists en route to his first NBA All-Star appearance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Season Outlook<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Pacers had one of the most improved<\/a> rosters this offseason, adding free agent Bruce Brown<\/a><\/strong>, rookie Jarace Walker<\/a><\/strong>, and Obi Toppin<\/a><\/strong> to their already solid core. These additions, along with a fully healthy Haliburton, will allow Indiana to be a competitive<\/a> team in the East. If Haliburton can lead the Pacers to the playoffs, he could establish himself as a consensus top-15 player. Additionally, at 23, he is likely not a finished product yet, and another jump in play is a strong possibility this season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Last Word on Tyrese Haliburton\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Haliburton is a dazzling talent who\u2019s quickly rising the rankings of the league\u2019s best. With a re-tooled roster, the Pacers could make a jump in the standings and compete for a playoff spot. Team success and another productive season could cause Haliburton to shoot up the rankings. Ultimately, 23 feels like the floor for Haliburton if everything pans out this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we continue ranking the league\u2019s best players, we analyze Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers in this article. Last season, Haliburton had a breakout year and produced impressive numbers, proving he is one of the best young guards in the NBA and a franchise-altering player.\u00a0 Top 25 NBA players 2023-24: No 23 Tyrese Haliburton […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4779,"featured_media":54277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,2,11],"tags":[4945,5031,2607],"class_list":["post-54185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-featured","category-pacers","tag-2023-2024-season","tag-nba-player-rankings","tag-tyrese-haliburton"],"modified_by":"Kayla Fonte","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4779"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}