Bust watch · Point Guard · Indiana Pacers · Basketball

Tyrese Haliburton

Missed the entire first season of his $245M extension with a torn Achilles
Still developing 144 games missed so far
Estimated salary collected across every game missed, career-wide
$53,231,548
Sum of each season's base salary, prorated per game and multiplied by that season's games missed — from 2020-21 through 2025-26.
5 seasons tracked
144 of 400 expected games missed
$101,631,795 in base salary paid
= $53,231,548 earned inactive
Games played
256
of 400 possible
Games missed
144
36.0% of tracked span
Full seasons lost
1
played 0 games
Base salary, tracked span
$101,631,795
excludes bonuses, endorsements

Availability, tracked seasons

256 played (64.0%)
2020-21 144 expected games missed across 5 seasons 2025-26

The ledger, season by season

Base salary ÷ expected games that season × games missed that season. "Expected games" is the team's full schedule for position players, or a starting pitcher's typical rotation turns (~team games ÷ 5) — a healthy ace was never going to start 162 games either. Figures are approximate, sourced from public salary and game-log reporting.

Season Expected Played Missed Base salary Per game Collected inactive
2020-21
All-Rookie First Team; healthy rookie season with Sacramento
72 58 14 $3,831,840 $53,220 $745,080
2022-23
First full season in Indiana; first All-Star selection
82 56 26 $4,215,120 $51,404 $1,336,501
2023-24
Led the NBA in assists; final year of rookie-scale deal
82 69 13 $5,808,435 $70,835 $920,849
2024-25
First season of the extension; led Indiana to the NBA Finals
82 73 9 $42,176,400 $514,346 $4,629,117
2025-26
Tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals; missed the entire following season
82 0 82 $45,600,000 $556,098 $45,600,000
Career total 400 256 144 $101,631,795 — $53,231,548

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