Tyrese Haliburton's Achilles tear in the NBA Finals was one of the most disheartening injuries we've seen in the league. For it to happen just a few minutes into a Game 7 right after Haliburton had gotten off to such a fast start -- nine points in the first five minutes -- just added to the already heartbreaking situation.

Haliburton has always been complimentary towards Gilgeous-Alexander. He called him the MVP before he won the trophy. What made it more daring for him to say that was that Nikola Jokic was still in a two-man race. He almost led one of the biggest upsets ever but fell just short.

The NBA offseason is in full swing as the Las Vegas Summer League wrapped up on Sunday night and teams around the league are still searching the free agent and trade markets to upgrade their roster to chase a title next season.

The post Tyrese Haliburton breaks down Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander path to becoming MVP appeared first on ClutchPoints. Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton recently offered high praise for Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show,

Oklahoma City was powered by superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who turned in not only an impressive Finals but a historic season. Gilgeous-Alexander captured the NBA MVP award, Western Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP after leading the OKC Thunder to a 68-win regular season and becoming the scoring champion averaging 32 points per game.