Tyrese Haliburton Fantasy Update: Hold and Prepare a Replacement

November 4 update: Tyrese Haliburton is out for Indiana’s Wednesday visit to Memphis with a left hamstring strain, according to the NBA’s November 4, 3:15 p.m. EST injury report. Keep him in an eligible injured slot or on the bench and use a healthy guard for an unlocked lineup position. He also missed Indiana’s 108–104 loss to Atlanta on Monday, November 2, according to the completed game report. Wednesday’s designation establishes another absence; it supplies no confirmed return date.

Earlier review: October 28, 2026. That earlier decision superseded the October 25 pregame review; completed-game statistics retain their original dates.

The earlier NBA player update, citing ESPN’s Shams Charania, says Haliburton will miss time with a hamstring issue; no return timetable has been announced. For fantasy managers, hold him where roster capacity allows and prepare another guard for unlocked lineup slots. Use an injury-reserve slot only when your platform marks him eligible. The early return statistics below describe completed appearances and do not establish current clearance.

This advice assumes a 12-team redraft league with daily lineup changes and a normal starting guard slot. In a weekly-lock league, a decision affects the entire scoring period and requires a separate check of the remaining schedule and current availability.

What His Return Established

Haliburton played 33:32 and finished with 23 points, 12 assists, two rebounds, one steal and three turnovers against New Orleans on October 21, according to the official gamebook. He made eight of 15 shots, including two of six threes, and all five free throws.

That opening workload was substantial. He followed it with 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds in 32 minutes on October 23 against Dallas, according to NBA player statistics. Two completed appearances support using him when active, while future restrictions still require a new availability check.

Points Leagues and Category Leagues

In a points league, use your platform’s scoring weights. A format that rewards assists heavily values a different part of that line from one with a large turnover penalty. There is no single fantasy-point total that applies to every league.

For illustration only, a league awarding one point per real point, 1.2 per rebound, 1.5 per assist, three per steal and minus one per turnover would score that line at 43.4. That calculation excludes any separate bonus for threes, double-doubles or shooting percentages; it is not a projection.

In a nine-category league, the same appearance contributed assists, scoring, threes and perfect free-throw shooting, while adding three turnovers. A manager protecting turnovers or a narrow shooting-percentage lead may face a different matchup decision from a manager chasing assists.

Prepare a Replacement Without Guessing at the Return

In a daily lineup league, move an available guard into the next unlocked starting position. Compare the replacement’s actual role and your scoring needs before using a waiver claim. A player who helps assists may create different turnover and shooting-percentage exposure from a low-usage scorer. Keep any later-playing alternative in a flexible eligible position when your platform allows it.

Weekly-lock managers should check their platform’s substitution rules and remaining schedule before treating an injury slot as a solution. A reserved player cannot help an already locked starting lineup unless the league specifically permits an injury replacement. Budget waiver moves around the games a replacement can actually enter.

The October 25 injury report remains a historical source for the original Sunday review. Its unlisted status and the then-pending Monday submission have been superseded as current lineup advice. Recheck the newest team and league reports before using Haliburton again; do not assign a return date or unrestricted workload from an older completed game.

Sources and Notes

• NBA: Pacers–Pelicans official scorer’s report: Haliburton’s completed-game statistics.
• NBA: October 23, 10:45 a.m. ET injury report: the dated Dallas–Indiana report.
• NBA: Dallas at Indiana: Friday’s completed game.