Warriors general manager Bob Myers was in the audience Jan. 8 when Iowa State hosted Kansas. This was yet another indicator that Cyclones’ sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton is on quite the draft stock surge. Haliburton drew raves in Jonathan Tjarks’ write-up in The Ringer of his progression and he’s since cracked the top 10 in our Sam Vecenie’s draft board. Unfortunately for scouts and Cyclones fans, that night in Ames was not part of Haliburton’s meteoric rise. Iowa State got soundly beaten as its star prospect stayed on the game’s periphery. He finished with five points and five assists.



That’s part of the Haliburton experience, though. For a lottery pick guard, he doesn’t have the highest usage rate. Some nights, you’ll watch and never know that he’s slated for a greater role in a superior league.



Yet, Haliburton is also the analytics-friendly choice overall. He is a 6-foot-5 point guard who can defend...