Seven months ago, long before Malcolm Brogdon was traded or Bennedict Mathurin was drafted, Tyrese Haliburton was spinning his tires against Killian Hayes in Detroit, coughing up the ball after struggling to access the paint.
Moments later, with Detroit switching out on ball screens, Brogdon reentered the game and took command of the offense, resulting in a slew of ill-fated, one-and-done isolations. Over the final six minutes, in which the Pacers manufactured a grand total of eight points, Haliburton played mainly away from the ball and attempted two shots, leaving him with a lower tally than Brogdon, Buddy Hield, and Jalen Smith.