Tyrese Haliburton is getting ready for a very totally different position on the Indiana Pacers this season.
Haliburton suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Sport 7 of the NBA Finals, which is able to preserve him out till subsequent summer time.
As a substitute of taking part in, he’ll successfully be a part of Rick Carlisle’s backroom workers as he rehabilitates from his long-term damage.
Haliburton has been watching his teammates intently in coaching camp and not too long ago praised essentially the most spectacular.
Haliburton has been notably happy with the event of one of many Pacers’ younger gamers this offseason.
He advised reporters throughout his media day interview that Australian ahead Johnny Furphy has stood out in scrimmages.
“Plenty of totally different guys have gotten higher in so many various areas,” Haliburton stated. “I feel if I had been to single out a man, I’d say Johnny Furphy has appeared actually good.
“I believed he appeared actually good within the Summer time League, after which he’s simply been a health club rat. Since then, he went to Australia proper after Summer time League, and he’s been again for some time. He was one of many first guys again with me.
“That’s simply who Furphy is. He lives within the weight room. He lives within the health club, so it’s nice to see him doing what he’s doing and rising into his personal as an NBA participant. I look ahead to seeing what yr two appears like for him.”
Haliburton talked about six different Pacers gamers who will all have totally different roles in his absence this season.
With the purpose guard set to spend all the yr on the sidelines, nearly everybody may have additional “duties” to make up the deficit.
“I look ahead to seeing a number of guys tackle totally different roles,” Haliburton added. “I feel that Jarace [Walker] and Ben [Sheppard] are two guys who’re going to have an elevated position.
“Drew [Nembhard] goes to have extra on-ball duties, so I look ahead to seeing him steadiness doing extra on the offensive finish and nonetheless being who he’s defensively.
“It’s going to be onerous to protect the perfect participant each evening and deal with nearly all of on-ball duties, so I see his defensive duties perhaps lower a bit bit. However due to who he’s, I don’t see it being something drastic.
“I look ahead to all people’s position altering a bit bit. Clearly, we modified our massive. Isaiah [Jackson], Jay Huff, and James Wiseman are going to tackle new roles from what they’d final yr.”
