Tyrese Haliburton is just as flummoxed about his performance to start the 2024-25 season as the fans and analysts wondering what has happened to the

Tyrese Haliburton had little interest in discussing or -- God forbid -- celebrating incremental progress. The sting of defeat was still fresh on the Pacers' two-time All-Star point guard's face when he met with reporters following Indiana's 129-117 loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee.

If the first half of last season served as a coming-out party for Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers, the early part of this one is underscoring the challenges of sustaining success.

Tyrese Haliburton is a guy you expect ... but this is not the start Indiana envisioned for its franchise cornerstone. If Haliburton can’t turn it around soon, the Pacers could be facing a tougher climb in the East than anyone expected.

Then Tyrese Haliburton burst his way out of it with a season-high 35 points and 14 assists in Sunday’s 132-121 victory over the Knicks.

One other reason for their issues this season has been the decline in play from star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Haliburton started the year off very slowly and there was hope that he would pick things up sooner rather than later.

Tyrese Haliburton was considered a fringe top-15 player in the NBA entering his fifth pro season this year. The point guard was one of the breakout stars of last season by leading the Indiana Pacers’ super fast,

There were already warning signs that Tyrese Haliburton’s production for the Indiana Pacers was declining at the start of the 2024 calendar year. From January 1 until the end of the regular season, Haliburton averaged 17.