My initial thoughts are "we tanked the season for this?" And yes, I 100% believe that TS tanked after his FA signings last year. BUT, with that said, Haliburton would be my choice.
With Trae on the court, we're close to the best offensive team in the league. With him off the court...yikes. So finding a good backup PG would be my #1 priority this off-season. And where we ended up in the lottery, I think you get more value selecting Haliburton than Okoro or Okongwu based on immediate impact and position of need. I do also like Avdija and Toppin, but I think the backup point is the bigger need and more value pick in our position. NBA draft net on Haliburton: "A versatile player who has experience playing in different roles on the perimeter, contributes in just about every aspect of the game … Ultra efficient, especially for a player with his usage rate (22.4%), Haliburton has never shot less than 50% from the field and 40% from 3 in either of his 1st 2 seasons of college basketball … Also takes pretty good care of the ball, averaging around a 3.5:1 assist-to-turnover ratio for his career … Active feet and hands as a defender, competes and is adept at jumping in the passing lanes (2.4 spg) … Rebounds as well as you’d expect for a taller PG (6 rpg as a Soph)" He sounds like a good fit to back up Trae and it also sounds like he could play with Trae rather well, and has the size at 6-5 to do so. But I admittedly have not watched much, if any, tape on Haliburton. So if anyone disagrees, please sound off!