The Golden State Warriors owned the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 draft and used it on James Wiseman despite having an opportunity to draft the likes of future All-Stars Tyrese Haliburton and LaMelo Ball.
During his workout with the Warriors, Haliburton allowed himself to imagine the possibility of joining Stephen Curry.
“Yeah, I did,” Haliburton told Tim Kawakami in a phone interview this week. “I was disappointed that they (had) the No. 2 pick because I felt like if they were anywhere out of the top three, I felt like I was going to be the pick.”
At the time, it would have been difficult for the Warriors to justify such a high selection on Haliburton.
Haliburton fell to the Sacramento Kings at No. 12 and then traded him to the Indiana Pacers in 2022.
“I hold no ill will towards them, but yeah, it definitely would’ve been a good fit,” Haliburton said of the Warriors. “But hey, they won a championship the next year, so I’m sure they’re not regretting it too much.”