Tyrese Haliburton. 2023 NBA All-Star. 2021 NBA All-Rookie First Team. Master of the Pinoy Step.

The Pinoy Step is a move intended the throw off the defender’s timing by incorporating a shot fake or lob fake as the offensive player strides to the basket after picking up their dribble.

As you can see in these clips, Haliburton has mastered the art of deception and distorts the defender’s timing so he can get his shot off or generate easy looks for his teammates. Haliburton weaponizes the threat of his passing about as well as anyone in the league.

Despite only playing 56 games this past season, Tyrese finished fourth overall in total assists in 22/23 behind only Trae Young (741 assists in 73 games), Nikola Jokic (678 assists in 69 games), and James Harden (618 assists in 56 games). His ability to keep you guessing about whether he is looking to pass or shoot grants him the ability to make decisions based on how the defense plays him and this past season, that led to a career-best 10.4 assists AND 20.7 points per game on 49.0/40.0/87.1 shooting splits.

Big shouts to Jordan Lawley, Paul Fabritz, and Drew Hanlen.

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