The Mavericks will immediately pick up where they left off in their long-running search for a trade partner to take on Hardaway, according to league sources. Given that Hardaway, 32, is nearing the end of his current contract and that his salary will drop from $17.9 million in 2023–2024 to $16.2 million in 2024–2025, this is more likely than ever to happen, according to Stein.
Several media outlets are reporting that Hardaway and his father will be relieved to see a trade.
Tim Hardaway is a five-time All-Star, a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, and a player for five different teams in the NBA, including the Mavs.
Recently, Hardaway senior expressed his displeasure with the way the team was using his son.
Hardaway Jr. was Dallas’s third-leading scorer in the 2023–24 regular season.
He didn’t, however, make much of an impression throughout the playoffs.
In the 2013 NBA Draft, Hardaway Jr. was selected by the New York Knicks with the 24th overall pick.
Hardaway played in the NBA’s G-League following stints with the Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks.
He went back to the Knicks in 2017 before being traded to Dallas in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis, a current Celtic. READ MORE
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