U19 World Champion with Team USA, Tyrese Haliburton was then invited to the Select Team for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Two years later, he is now among the “big guys”.
The Pacers point guard became an All-Star and signed a gold extension this summer. Seeing him land in the national team therefore seems logical, even if it is a change of world and environment for him.
“We are in a different situation from the one we usually know”, does he notice for Fieldhouse Files. “The great thing about Team USA is that everyone is more or less the star of their team. When you join the American team, you join a team, you are part of something bigger than yourself. I will have to get used to playing with the other outsiders, who will also have the ball. So I’m going to play more off the ball than when I’m with the Pacers. »
Tyrese Haliburton ‘used to being an underdog’
If it will not have the same influence as Indiana, the pressure will nevertheless be strong. Haliburton and his teammates must atone for the affront of the 2019 World Cup, which ended in a poor seventh place after the loss to France in the quarter-finals, even as the American team is deprived of its biggest stars like Stephen Curry , Damian Lillard or Kevin Durant.
“We’re not seen as the strongest team in Team USA in recent years and I think that’s what’s nice”, believes the Sacramento alum. “I’m used to being an outsider in life. Some guys are going to relish this moment and I can’t wait to play against other teams around the world. »
| Tyrese Haliburton | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | BAG | 58 | 30 | 47.2 | 40.9 | 85.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 77 | 35 | 47.3 | 41.4 | 84.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 15.3 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 51 | 34 | 45.7 | 41.3 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 * | IND | 26 | 36 | 50.2 | 41.6 | 84.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 17.5 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 56 | 34 | 49.0 | 40.0 | 87.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 20.7 |
| Total | 191 | 33 | 47.9 | 40.8 | 85.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 16.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
