Episode Details

In episode five of Faces of The League, Gavriel and Torrence highlight another pair of All-Stars in Oklahoma City Thunder guard and 2025 NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander alongside Olympic gold medalist & current Indiana Pacers floor general Tyrese Haliburton.

Two players whose respective talents resides in small markets compared to their peers, as the duo shares their discrete opinions as to how playing in the following destinations can possibly help or hinder their individual cases for being considered as the face of the league (01:57).

Including what to make of Haliburton's sudden rise into the spotlight and how endorsements with various brands have played a part in helping the Iowa State product enter the convo right beside SGA (10:45) before pondering over whether or not Haliburton's relatability with a certain crop of fans and his easygoingness plays a factor into why his fan base makes a strong case for him as the official face (18:50). On top of how the rise of social media & YouTube has influenced the way today's athlete goes about building their respective image (23:47)

While also discussing if a player can truly be the face of the league while starring as a member of a stable organization that tends to get more credit by members of the media than those in the locker room who don their respective uniform (26:49) before closing things out by making a final case on if SGA and Haliburton have strong enough, standalone cases to be in the running for face of the league (35:17).

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