“He’s still my father, even with a different team,’’ Hardaway Jr. His father, Tim Hardaway, is a Pistons assistant and recently was re-nominated for the Hall of Fame. Selected 24th in the 2013 draft by the Knicks, Hardaway has one guaranteed year left on his rookie contract. “I’ll be on the bench calling out their plays before they even call it out,’’ Hardaway said. He probably won’t play but Hardaway, who suffered through a two-game stint in the D-League with Canton, will chip in his wisdom for the three Knicks games. Through work and effort, they find a way. We’ve seen guys come in, not start out as gangbusters. There’s a real emphasis here on player development. His approach to it has been very professional. “I can promise you he’s doing well and in a good place. “He’s been very good, very impressed, very pleased with his work behind the scenes that nobody sees, working on in the weight room, conditioning, shooting, everything,’’ said Budenholzer, the 2015 NBA Coach of the Year. The coaching staff is thrilled with how he is handling the demotion. But the Hawks gave up a significant asset to get him so they hardly are giving up on Hardaway.
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Hardaway has yet to crack Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer’s code. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference last season, are built on defense and Spurs-like ball movement. The passion you bring, you have to take to that team you’re with. You got to move on and build a new legacy somewhere else. A lot of times, it doesn’t work that way. “Everybody wants to stay with the team they got drafted with. “Everybody thinks about that,’’ Hardaway said. The Knicks will play the Hawks three times in nine days, and he may be inactive for all of them. Hardaway, who did not play for the Hawks in their 117-98 blowout win over the Knicks on Saturday night, never wanted to leave after he cobbled together two promising seasons as a bench sniper. The former Michigan star with the famous father has played in four games for the Hawks since June’s draft-night trade with the Knicks for Jerian Grant.
The former Knicks first-round pick still managed to average double figures off the bench last season despite a bit of a sophomore malaise as he adjusted to the triangle offense.Įven with what was a frosty relationship with coach Derek Fisher, those times seem prosperous compared to what Hardaway is going through now. was a first-team All-Rookie selection two years ago. Why dominoes might be falling for Knicks to complete roster with Raptors trade Steph Curry has nothing but praise for newest Knick: 'He's all about winning' Why young guard's Knicks' future is suddenly in doubt Knicks star to play for Team Canada in FIBA World Cup
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