Halliburton: I like the Warriors the most during the draft, I thought the Pistons who lacked the point guard would choose me

This year's NBA Finals are about to begin. Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers' backcourt core, accepted an exclusive interview with TNT reporter Taylor Rooks as the battle came. In the interview, he also talked about his previous experience in participating in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Halliburton said: At that time, I had many teams I wanted to go to, and I like the Golden State Warriors very much. It felt like my dream was realized, but I knew that they would probably not choose mine with the second pick. I might have missed about 5 goals during the trial, and in the end they chose James Wiseman. I think the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons may choose me, but the Bulls chose Patrick Williams in the fourth pick and the Knicks chose Obi Toppin in the eighth pick. I think the Pistons are also a good choice because I think the Pistons needed a point guard at the time, and I think I was the best point guard in that rookie.

Halliburton continued: I watched ESPN's draft list, the top 3 are Anthony Edwards, Wiseman, and LaMelo Ball. Apart from that, I'm the best. So when they were selected, each camera would find me. When facing the camera, I really didn’t know what I should do. I looked at the agent and thought, what’s going on, why didn’t they choose me? The Pistons chose Killian Hayes in the 7th pick, I don't know what happened. To be honest, I'm really a little angry. Obviously they need a defender, but they don't choose me? This is definitely what makes me most angry!

In the NBA regular season this season, Halliburton played a total of 73 games in 82 games, averaging 33.6 minutes per game, averaging 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 1.3 fouls, shooting percentage of 47.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.8%, and free throw shooting percentage of 85.1%. During the playoffs, Halliburton has made a total of 16 appearances so far, averaging 35.1 minutes per game, averaging 18.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 1.9 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. His shooting percentage is 46.6%, three-point shooting percentage is 33.3%, and free throw shooting percentage is 80.4%. Judging from Halliburton's performance so far, I believe that the Warriors, Bulls, Knicks and Pistons will feel very regretful. He has led the team to the finals and is already one of the best backcourt organizers in the league. If those teams that did not choose Halliburton chose him, the situation might have changed completely?