Pacers GM on Tyrese Haliburton: We see him as being the next Reggie Miller

While Tyrese Haliburton may not be comfortable with that label just yet, Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan has no qualms about describing Haliburton as the team’s centerpiece going forward. “We’re gonna build our team around him,” Buchanan told Basketball News. “We see him as hopefully being the next Reggie Miller. We had a Reggie Miller mural painted on a building in downtown Indianapolis, and I think our dream is that one day Tyrese will have up somewhere in downtown Indianapolis.”
Source: Alex Kennedy @ basketballnews.com

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Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
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@Tyrese Haliburton is an incredible interview and one of the nicest athletes I’ve profiled. He and Chad Buchanan made my job easy! Haliburton has a very bright future: basketballnews.com/stories/nba-in… – 8:52 PM Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
What are Tyrese Haliburton’s goals for this season?
“I want to be a 20-and-10 guy and I want to be an All-Star,” @Tyrese Haliburton told me.
“It’s hard not to get giddy about where Tyrese Haliburton could be in 4, 5, 6 years for us,” Chad Buchanan said. basketballnews.com/stories/nba-in… – 5:12 PM Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
The Pacers have given Tyrese Haliburton the keys to their franchise.
Chad Buchanan: “We’re gonna build our team around him. We see him as hopefully the next Reggie Miller.”
@Tyrese Haliburton opens up about the Kings’ trade, Indy’s future, his summer, more: basketballnews.com/stories/nba-in… – 3:40 PM Tony East @TEastNBA
New Locked On Pacers where I dive into some clever lineups the Pacers could use this coming season:
-Going all in on the future
-The best defensive 5 Carlisle can deploy
-Haliburton + shooters… better know as all shooters
Tune in:https://t.co/zmFKjBReXt pic.twitter.com/c4HgF8Fdbk – 10:42 AM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Tyrese Haliburton & Buddy Hield return to Sacramento to face their former Kings team on Nov. 30.
Domantas Sabonis was injured and did not make the return trip to Indiana last season. His return to face his former Pacers team is Feb. 3. – 3:22 PM

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