Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton has been named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in February, the NBA announced today.
The 12th overall selection in the 2020 NBA Draft, Haliburton averaged 16.2 points (.513 FG%, .450 3pt%, .833 FT%), 3.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.5 blocks and 32.0 minutes per game in 13 games (1 start) during the month of February.
As his scoring increased, Haliburton hit his season-high mark of 23 points three times during the month in matchups versus Denver on Feb. 6, at Milwaukee on Feb. 21 and at Brooklyn on Feb.