AUGUST 9: The Mavericks have officially re-signed Hardaway, the team announced today in a press release. Bartelstein tells Stein (Twitter link) that the total value of THJ’s four-year deal came in at $75MM.
Tim MacMahon of ESPN reports (via Twitter) that Hardaway’s new contract will decline in value across each of its four seasons. Hardaway will earn $21.3MM during the first year of the agreement, 2021/22, and that number will eventually dip to $16.2MM for Hardaway’s age-32 season, 2024/25.
AUGUST 2: The Mavericks and their top free agent, guard Tim Hardaway Jr., have agreed to a four-year, $72MM contract, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.
Agent Mark Bartelstein tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link) that the actual value is $74MM, so we may have to wait to see the official terms once it’s finalized. Marc Stein of Substack (Twitter link) first reported that the Mavs were expected to re-sign the veteran wing.
Hardaway is one of the top unrestricted free agents on the market and Dallas prioritized bringing back one of its primary offensive threats.
Hardaway, 29, averaged 16.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG and 1.8 APG last season while shooting 39.1% from the field. He also excelled in the postseason, then said after the season he was hoping he could work out a deal with his current club.
“If you were to talk to anybody in this organization and anybody that’s around me, they will definitely say that I love it here,” Hardaway said.
Hardaway’s four-year, $71MM deal he signed with the Knicks in 2017 expired at the end of the season.
Does this mean Kwawi wants no part of Dallas? THJ the best they can do?
Yes to both of your questions.
“Hardaway Jr. is one of the top unrestricted free agents on the market”
That statement alone should tell you how weak this year’s FA market is.
Hardaway is a good player that creates off the dribble. He’s similar to JET. Luka needs scorers. That’s why Derozan would’ve been a great fit.
True the UFA market isn’t great –
Lotta interesting RFA and potential S&T options tho
Vet min market and MLE markets very interesting as well
I remember another site mentioning Melo and Oladipo among the top free agents a week ago. A very weak class.
Can we steal Collins from the Hawks. He moves the needle. Dragic does not.
So DeRozan didn’t want to stay in Texas and Ideally but couldn’t get it done KP and others for Beal
Less than the Bulls just paid for Lonzo. Good signing.
Well dude older than ball so there that
Why are you even comparing those two players? They’re quite different.
Justin- Hardaway’s not as good.
Why dream of Collins?— no way to get him. Dragic could have been had and preserves Doncic’s interest.
JET?? say a name. Did Doncic say he wanted something specifically?
Not a fan. He had a decent yr last yr. Mavs don’t really have a lot of options. I’d trade him for DeRozan now.
How about Alec and Noel? Or too soon?
It’s not a bad deal. I think they could move him later on. He’s not a bad fit for with Luka. We’re fine in NY.
Exact same contract the Knicks gave him, then had to trade their franchise player to unload…I hope that was on purpose hahaha
Super happy for Tim Hardaway jr. Son of the greatest PG in Miami Heat history, soon to play with the 2nd greatest PG in Miami Heat history. I feel like I grew up with him, seeing him as a kid, and hearing about his games in school all the time, and watching him get into the league. He is a great secondary scorer/playmaker next to Luka, and fits with him as a shooter, and with certain guys around him, he can defend adequately. Their defense has been historically bad the last couple of years, so hopefully the additions of Sterling Brown and Reggie Bull9ci, among others, even though they lost Richardson, will help b/c he is capable of better defense than he has shown more consistently.