There is mounting evidence that the Kings caught lightning in a bottle when they drafted Tyrese Haliburton, even if there still isn’t a Rookie of the Year campaign mounting for him — don’t worry though, the GOAT Tom Ziller is a believer.
In the annual survey of general managers conducted by NBA.com, 43 percent of GMs called Haliburton the steal of the draft considering he was taken at no. 12. Last year’s steal was Nickeil Alexander-Walker, so it’s unclear if any of these executives know what they’re talking about. Then again, they probably would have drafted Haliburton earlier if they had any sense.