“Trading Tyrese Haliburton is some form of malpractice on the Kings part..”: Experts and fans including JJ Redick in shock as Sacramento makes a trade for Domantas Sabonis

Akash Murty | 09/02/2022
"Trading Tyrese Haliburton is some form of malpractice on the Kings part..": Experts and fans including JJ Redick in shock as Sacramento makes a trade for Domantas Sabonis

The Sacramento Kings trade Tyrese Haliburton to Indiana Pacers for Domantas Sabonis sending the NBA community in shock.

Tyrese Haliburton had a franchise-record 17-assists outing for the Sacramento Kings just the other night, and they repay him with a trade on Tuesday.

After assuring the young point guard of his future, Sac town trades him to the Indiana Pacers for a package revolving around Domantas Sabonis.

The Kings dealt a trio of players to Indy in a trade, sending Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson to the Pacers in exchange for Domas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday, and a second-round pick.

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The trade not only surprised Kings fans, but also the NBA community including the biggest insiders like ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and even Haliburton himself.

The 21-year-old was a far reach for any team, at least as per the Kings. For weeks they have made it pretty clear that they were willing to trade De’Aaron Fox before the sophomore guard. But all of it changed quickly as soon as they got the chance to sign Sabonis as per Kings play-by-play announcer Mark Jones.

Experts and fans are all having similar reactions to this shocking trade.

Tyrese Haliburton trade has experts and fans in shock

The deal clearly makes the Pacers a much better team adding the duo of Haliburton and Hield to the backcourt that already has Malcolm Brogdon and a front-court led by one of the most dominant centers in the league, Myles Turner.

But how has it interested the Kings is beyond most people’s understanding including former NBA player and ESPN analyst JJ Redick.

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What impact do these traded players will be able to have on their teams will be clear most probably in the next season, but for the eye test, Pacers are clear winners.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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