Two of the most overrated players in the league getting traded for each other. What a shocker.
IMO there's a good chance when it's all said and done, Quickley will be regarded as the best player in this deal.
Chance to beat Stockton's record?Haliburton is one of my favorite players to watch in the NBA. Last night he had 23 assists against the Knicks. He is now only the third player in NBA history with back-to-back games of 20 points and 20 assists (the other players are John Stockton and Magic Johnson). The dude is just awesome. Here's how he does it:
https://www.nba.com/watch/video/thi...cers?plsrc=nba&collection=top-trending-videos
He's 23. We haven't seen his top gear yet.Chance to beat Stockton's record?
He's already missed more games than Stockton did his entire career. No one will ever beat Stockton's record unless they redefine what an assist is just based on the amount of games played.Chance to beat Stockton's record?
How old was Stockton at the start of his 5th season?At the start of Stockton's 5th season, he was already 1300 assists ahead of Haliburton at the same point.
Stock was 22 when he started, but played at a high level until he was 40. Almost no one does that.How old was Stockton at the start of his 5th season?
Btw I agree that no one will ever beat his record. Just saying that haliburton probably started younger than Stockton which gives him an advantage
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The next 4 seasons Stockton will average close to 14 assists a game.
To put that into context, no one else has averaged 12 assists a game since 1994 when Stockton did it AFTER his peak.
Agreed. I was hoping for an answer to my question though.Stock was 22 when he started, but played at a high level until he was 40. Almost no one does that.
No one thought Stockton would do it until he did itHaliburton would have to average 12 assists per game for the next 13.5 seasons while playing all 82 games per season to beat Stockton’s record. Not happening lol.
I remember people (online) talking about maybe Rajon Rondo doing it back at the beginning of 2010-2011 season. He was averaging something really high, like 13.5 APG. Best thing I can find is that he averaged 12.2 APG prior to the all star break and finished the season at 11.2. It’s not to say it can’t be broken, but even Chris Paul doesn’t even have quite 3/4 of the total assists Stockton has, despite 18 seasons, even if he’s had some injury issues. Jason Kidd with 76.6% of Stockton’s assists in 19 seasons. Halliburton is great and you never say never, but even comparisons to guys who fell way short, those guys have massive track records and résumés in this league and wouldn’t be fair to Halliburton to even throw his name into the ring with those guys at this point. That can change, obviously, but it’s a pretty tall order that requires a massively perfect storm.No one thought Stockton would do it until he did it
No one thought Stockton would do it until he did it