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Sam Amico: Not only did Michigan G Tim Hardaway Jr kill it in drills, but source at NBA Draft Combine said he interviewed best with teams. Stock rising Twitter @SamAmicoFSO

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Sam Amico: Not only did Michigan G Tim Hardaway Jr kill it in drills, but source at NBA Draft Combine said he interviewed best with teams. Stock rising Twitter @SamAmicoFSO

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The draft is June 27, more than a month away, but Hardaway already has a vision for his NBA career. “I envision having a long-term career, just like my father did,” he said, referring to Tim Hardaway Sr., who spent his first 12 seasons primarily with two teams: Golden State and Miami. “Not bouncing around that much. Not being a focal point, but being a piece of the team, a great team that wins a lot and wants to win. A guy that can come in, fill in and do whatever he can to help his team win.” Detroit Free Press

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The Kings interviewed six prospects Wednesday: Reggie Bullock (North Carolina), Alex Len (Maryland), Tim Hardaway Jr. (Michigan), Richard Howell (North Carolina State), Tony Snell (New Mexico) and Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State). Sacramento Bee

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Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie and the rest of the front office staff and coach Keith Smart met with the following draft prospects today: Alex Len (Maryland), Richard Howell (North Carolina State), Tim Hardaway Jr. (Michigan), Tony Snell (New Mexico), Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State) and Reggie Bullock (North Carolina). Sulia

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Ira Winderman: Tim Hardaway Jr. among the postgame visitors to the Heat locker room. Twitter @IraHeatBeat

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The combine is expected to include 61 draft hopefuls, including Michigan's Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. and Detroit-Mercy's Ray McCallum Jr., all of whom potentially could be on the Pistons' radar, with the team looking for backcourt and wing help. Booth Newspapers

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Tim Hardaway Jr. will have a familiar face representing him at the next level. The former Michigan guard signed with Priority Sports & Entertainment this week, an agency headed up by well-known NBA agent Mark Bartelstein. If the name sounds familiar, it should. Bartelstein is the father of former Michigan captain Josh Bartelstein, who was a teammate of Hardaway's for the past three seasons in Ann Arbor. Booth Newspapers

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Tim Hardaway Jr. is following Trey Burke out the door at Michigan. Hardaway became the second Wolverine this week to leave early for the NBA draft. The junior guard made the announcement today at the Crisler Center. “Trying to make the right decision for me, I’m going to forgo my senior season and declare for the NBA draft,” said Hardaway. He said he made the decision Tuesday. “It was tough trying to get as much information as possible and try to make the right decision.” Detroit Free Press

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Michigan junior Tim Hardaway Jr., will enter the NBA draft, sources tell Y! Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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ONE FOOT IN THE DOOR: Players leaning toward declaring for the draft but haven't officially announced their intentions: Tim Hardaway Jr., G/F, Jr., Michigan. Shane Larkin, PG, So., Miami. Kelly Olynyk, C, Jr., Gonzaga. Adreian Payne, PF, Jr., Michigan State. C.J. Wilcox, SG, Jr., Washington. ESPN.com

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Michigan point guard Trey Burke said Friday on ESPN's SportsCenter he still hasn't made a decision on his basketball future, but that it will come in the next couple days. Since Michigan's loss in the national championship game to Louisville, Burke, as well as Tim Hardaway Jr., Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary, is expected to make a decision on whether to stay in Ann Arbor another year or head to the fortunes of the NBA draft in June. USA Today Sports

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Today, after sports and entertainment attorney Darren Heitner tweeted a day earlier that Hardaway and Trey Burke have decided to leave and are already weighing their decision, the players got to answer for themselves. “I have not discussed anything about going to the NBA or anything like that,” Hardaway said, emphatically. “That’s their way of putting things out there, getting things started to distract us, but our main focus is on Syracuse and the University of Michigan playing on Saturday. That’s for myself, Trey and all the other guys on the team, that the guy out there on Twitter put out. I’m not worried at all right now and am focused on Syracuse.” Detroit Free Press

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Joe Kotoch: Spoke w/ a former Wolverine who concurs w/ me that Tim Hardaway should go bc his stock won't improve next year but GRIII should come back. Twitter @Probballdraft

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