Tim Hardaway Jr. to bypass free agency, return to Mavs
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Position: G
Born: 03/16/92
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:199 lbs. / 90.3 kg.
Salary: $18,975,000
Born: 03/16/92
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:199 lbs. / 90.3 kg.
Salary: $18,975,000
Brad Townsend: Per source, Mavs have not received official word on opt-in decisions of Hardaway ($18.9M) or Cauley-Stein ($2.3), though as we reported several days ago Hardaway is expected to opt in and C-S is not. Deadline is 4 p.m. today.
Brad Townsend: Seeing a little blow-back here regarding Hardaway/Cauley-Stein tweet. Direct quotes per Mavs source: “We feel that (Hardaway) probably is going to opt in, but it only takes one out there. And we feel that Willie probably is not going to opt in, but that’s just a guess.”
However, Ball was one of the worst guards in the league this past season when it came to making plays off the dribble. Per NBA.com, Ball registered just 359 drives this year in over 2,000 minutes of playing time. The only other “guard” to play at least 2,000 minutes and come up with fewer drives to the basket was Tim Hardaway Jr. (271). Ball was also sixth on his team in points in the paint (281) — slightly above E’Twaun Moore — and he shot 59 percent at the rim, according to Cleaning The Glass, which ranks him in the 47th percentile among guards.
Tim Hardaway Jr: 😂
Sources said the Mavs aren’t likely to make major roster changes right away, especially if Tim Hardaway Jr. picks up his $19 million player option as anticipated. One path for this offseason being pushed within the organization is to target veterans who have earned reputations for toughness and could be signed to short-term deals.
