May 27, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) reacts after shooting a three point basket during the second quarter against the New York Knicks of game four of the eastern conference finals for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Draymond Green Compares Tyrese Haliburton to Steph Curry, Kyrie Irving

Originally posted on Golden State Warriors on SI
By Logan Struck | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 9:45 PM ET

After taking down the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Indiana Pacers are moving forward to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in an intriguing small-market NBA Finals matchup.

This year's Finals will be an elite battle between two high-level point guards in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton, but it will ultimately come down to who has the better supporting cast, and Oklahoma City's might be unmatched. Still, Haliburton and company will do all they can to pull the Pacers over the hump and bring some hardware back to Indiana.

Ahead of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green took to his podcast to talk about Haliburton and his "underrated" handle.

"It's like they give him so much space," Green said about Haliburton. "His shot takes a little time to load it up anyway... The reason they don't pressure him like that, though, is Hali's handle is very underrated and sneaky... I think all of those guys also know that if they try to pressure him, he'll bop they a** so fast."

"They give Haliburton so much space like they don’t realize he’s surgical with it... His handle is very underrated and sneaky."@Money23Green x @BaronDavis on how Tyrese Haliburton’s game is different pic.twitter.com/UrfvOZUJHP
— The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis (@DraymondShow) June 1, 2025

Green even compared Haliburton's handle to that of Steph Curry and Kyrie Irving, two of the best ball handlers to ever play.

"Follow me here. Steph Curry and Kyrie Irving, their ball handling starts when it appeared to you that they lost the basketball," Green said. "Because you think they lost it, and they've got it so crazy on the yo-yo where as soon as you go to reach, you're so out of position that there's no way you can catch up. Hali's got some of that."

Haliburton and the Pacers are having an incredible playoff run, and even though they will have their hands full against the Thunder, their postseason has been historic and Haliburton is cementing himself as an Indiana legend.

This article first appeared on Golden State Warriors on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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