Given the way Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton was limping on his way out of the postgame news conference after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it's safe to assume he's a fan of the schedule right about now.

In a fresh ESPN mock draft co-written with Jonathan Givony, NBA draft expert Jeremy Woo proposes that the Pacers — far beyond the lottery — could select 6-foot-5 Colorado State shooting guard Nique Clifford, citing him as a two-way swingman who might be able to play right away for the Eastern Conference's current NBA Finals representatives.

Haliburton has been superb during the Pacers’ postseason run, hitting game-winners in Game 1s against to Cavaliers and Thunder while also connecting on the game-tying bucket at the end of regulation during Indiana’s Game 1 win over the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals.

Jerry West and Elgin Baylor did it often. Kyrie Irving and LeBron James did it a couple of times. Magic Johnson and Jamaal Wilkes were among those who did it once.

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The Thunder's do-it-all energizer and defensive menace has been a bigger part of the offense, and his playing time has increased accordingly in the most important games of the season.

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