Haliburton, who is about to make his debut on the All-Star stage, recently gave an exclusive interview to Tyler Lukes. In this interview, the supernova point guard, who has repeatedly performed "Harry magic", recalled his draft past, and I believe that after watching his interview, many teams will feel heartbroken, including the Warriors and Pistons.
The reason why the Warriors will be heartbroken is because among the top three rookies in the class of 2020, Edwards and Sanju have grown into All-Star level players, but the "smart" Wiseman selected by the Warriors with the list has never been able to reach the expected heights, and Wiseman, who is regarded as the core of the team in the post-Curry era, although he received a championship ring at the Chase Center first than the rookies in the same period, he could not escape the fate of being abandoned. Recalling that year, Wiseman's agent frequently made a splash before draft night, and the Warriors were really fooled and lame.
If the Warriors had been able to take Haliburton at that time, how would the story have changed? In this regard, Haliburton once again bluntly expressed his love for the Bay Area in the interview: "I love the Warriors, that is my dream team, but I know they probably won't pick me. I was overwhelmed during the tryout, maybe I missed five balls in total, and I couldn't have played any better. Haliburton also knows that the Warriors with the Splash Brothers are very eager for a young interior player at the cornerstone level, so it is difficult for him to get into their eyes, but he still tried his best to impress the management of the Warriors, and it can only be said that the two sides are inseparable.
Compared with the extenuating circumstances of the Warriors, the current predicament of the Motor City can be attributed to "self-inflicted". As Haliburton said in an interview, "I knew the Pistons needed a point guard, and LaMelo was fired as a strong pick and was drafted quickly, so I'm the best point guard of the rest of the class." As a result, the Pistons chose Killian Hayes with the seventh pick, and I was like, 'What the hell?' I was really angry. Haliburton was understandably angry, as it turned out how bad the Pistons' selection was — Hayes, who they selected with their precious No. 7 pick, has now been cut and waived by the team.
The Pistons' draft idea over the years has been to find a qualified team commander first, from Killian Hayes to Cunningham to Ivey, who have worked tirelessly and persevered. However, the Motor City, which is so obsessed with the number one position, missed out on the greatest genius who could have allowed them to find the direction of rebuilding in an instant - Tyrese Halliburton. Haliburton is now the hottest young point guard, the Pacers are thriving under his leadership and have basically completed the rebuild, but the Pistons are still losing and rotting day after day in the mud.
Of course, when you think about it, this is not a bad thing. A person's growth is not only related to his talent, hard work, but also to the environment in which he lives. In the Kings, although Halliburton and Fox have a competitive relationship, they have also been experienced, and in the deal surrounding him and Sabonis Jr., the King is also very happy to let him go to a bigger stage, which has made today's "Harry Magic". Just imagine, if Haliburton had gone to the Motor City, known as the "graveyard of rookies", at the beginning, would he have gradually become numb and confused in the endless losses? So, instead of being angry with the Pistons, Haliburton should be grateful for the "grace of not choosing" from the Motor City.