To quote Tyrese Haliburton: "Overrate THAT."
The guy named the NBA's most overrated player by a late-season anonymous players poll in The Athletic might actually be off to the best start to a point guard playoffs career in NBA history.
Consider this stat:
Players to have 200+ assists, 75+ made threes & 15+ wins through 25 career playoff games:
— Greg Harvey (@BetweenTheNums) May 14, 2025
Tyrese Haliburton
That’s it. pic.twitter.com/gVzJoWbJqG
That's absolutely amazing.
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The 3-point shooting is the separator for Haliburton from a guy like Magic Johnson for a stat like this.
But it's also a list that doesn't see the likes of Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard or James Harden, either.
There's a case to be made that Haliburton benefits slightly from being in the Eastern Conference, but that has an element of randomness to it.
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The reality is that pretty much no one dishes dimes like Haliburton while making shots, winning games and also simply not turning the ball over.
This is a rare bunch, and they just knocked off the top-seed Cavs. There's no reason to stop believing in the Pacers and Haliburton now.
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