It was never a doubt that T.J. McConnell was important to the Indiana Pacers' success, and that will be especially true next season. However, star guard Tyrese Haliburton just shed some light on exactly how important he is, making it clear that the Pittsburgh native helped him improve by pushing him in practice.
"I always say that T.J. [McConnell] has helped me become great because in practice every day, most days, in practice I lose. I lose the majority of days in practice because of him. And that’s made me want to be a better player, a better practice player.