The Rookie of the Year race is coming down to the wire.
In a ranking of the top rookies based on future star potential, ESPN listed Haliburton as one of the best.
"I've been a Haliburton believer since his unheralded freshman season at Iowa State," explained Kevin Pelton. "And yet his NBA performance has still blown me away in terms of his accuracy as a shooter and ability to create problems for defenses in the pick-and-roll game -- two perceived weaknesses entering the draft."
Haliburton is coming off a win over Dallas, registering a double double starting in place of De'Aaron Fox.