New Report Reveals How Close Pacers Were to Not Getting Tyrese Haliburton in 2022 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Sacramento Kings traded Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 8, 2022. Since then, the Kings have made the playoffs once, losing in the first round of the 2023 postseason to the Golden State Warriors in seven games.

According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Sacramento Kings almost traded De’Aaron Fox instead of Tyrese Haliburton in 2022. However, the Kings couldn’t find a suitable return for Fox, so they traded Haliburton,

Pacers General Manager Chad Buchanan opened up about the decision to acquire Tyrese Haliburton for the franchise’s long term vision.