Why Tyrese Haliburton's superstar ascension actually began three years ago

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TO MOST NBA fans, casual or avid, Tyrese Haliburton's superstar leap has taken place over the past few weeks.

There was the homage to Reggie Miller at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. The almost statistically perfect 32-point, 15-assist, 12-rebound, five-steal, zero-turnover game in Game 4 against the Knicks. And then, of course, the shot he hit with 0.3 seconds remaining in Game 1 of the NBA Finals to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110, which silenced the loudest fanbase in the league Thursday night at the Paycom Center.

Afterward, Haliburton charmed in his postgame interviews, as only a certain caliber of superstars can, joking with…