NBA Mock Draft 7.0: Is LaMelo Ball destined to join the New York Knicks?

Haliburton has a really wide range of possible landing spots. His floor seems very high and where ultimately ends up will have a lot to do with how teams feel about his ability to shoot and attack NBA athletes off the dribble. The Kings might not be able to keep Bogan Bogdanovic in restricted free agency this summer and as a complementary guard and wing, playing with and around Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox, Haliburton could help in a lot of ways.

He’s a 6-foot-5 primary ball-handler with a 6-foot-7 wingspan, who averaged 16.6 points, 7.0 assists and 6.4 rebounds per game for Iowa State this season, with steal and block percentages of 3.8 and 2.0, respectively. Haliburton has strange shooting mechanics but has now made 42.6 percent of his 237 3-point attempts across two college seasons, which implies he should at least hold up as a spot-up threat. He’s one of the most creative passers in this class and, as the steal and block percentages imply, a versatile and disruptive defender. His size and skill imply that he could defend some wings, letting Sacramento play a three-guard lineup.

He may not be a future star but Haliburton has everything he needs, skill-wise, to be high-level connective tissue on a very good team.