Tyrese Haliburton made the first move to Pascal Siakam's trade, which changed the history of the Pacers' success.

Behind the phone call that began the relationship between Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, who together have carried Indiana to the NBA Finals.

Tyrese Haliburton's recruitment of Pascal Siakam helped spark the Pacers' 2025 Finals run—proving their title push needs another one star.

"We didn't even play well," Siakam added. Siakam led Indiana in scoring with 19 points while Haliburton had 14. It was a balanced attack by the Pacers as all ten players who got i

Pascal Siakam secured the MVP title, beating Tyrese Haliburton by a short margin. He got five votes of 9, and the rest went for Haliburton.

Suffice it to say, the Indiana Pacers would not be in the 2025 NBA Finals without Tyrese Haliburton's uncanny creativity and Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam's versatile scoring skillset.

That is, Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam.Indiana downed the New York Knicks in six games behind both stars, but only one was eligible for the Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award. To many's surprise,

With a shot at clinching an NBA Finals berth in Thursday’s Eastern Conference Game 5, the Pacers stars were almost invisible while Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way to force a