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Haliburton: “the Warriors were after me pretty hard”



[https://twitter.com/OldManAndThree/status/1731871011933405299](https://twitter.com/OldManAndThree/status/1731871011933405299)

Starts at the 1:31 mark. Drafting Wiseman was clearly Lacob’s decision. I wish Kerr got to make the decision.

by GameHHH

4 Comments

  1. LittlefishBigsplash

    Stop beating a dead horse and reminding the nation how we missed out on a top tier player. That is all.

  2. venmome10cents

    Joe Lacob has gone on the record to directly claim that Steve Kerr also wanted Wiseman.

    I’ve never heard anything except anonymous rumors that said otherwise. Whether you believe Lacob at his word is up to you. But until someone with firsthand knowledge speaks up and lets their name be put on the quote, I’m not going to buy into the hindsight finger-pointing.

  3. cosmicvitae

    I also saw some people in the DDT saying that Hali was telling teams (like GSW) not to draft him. Let’s look back at history shall we

    [Haliburton loves idea of playing with Steph on the Warriors
    ](https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/haliburton-loves-idea-of-playing-with-steph-on-the-warriors/1122970/)

    >Iowa State star Tyrese Haliburton is the kind of prospect the Warriors have pursued for years. He’s also a potential 2020 NBA lottery pick with whom they’ve already spoken.

    >They like him, according to league sources.

    >He likes them, too, particularly if it means daily interaction with Curry.

    >“That would be huge,” Haliburton said Wednesday on an NBA Draft Combine Zoom call. “Steph being one of the best point guards ever play the game of basketball and probably the best shooter ever to play the game of basketball, it would be big for me to learn from him and just kind of pick his brain.

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