<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nuggets-news-Jamal-Murray-fined-25000-for-altercation-with-Mavs_-Tim-Hardaway-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Nuggets’ Jamal Murray fined $25,000 for altercation with Mavs’ Tim Hardaway Jr.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-27T11:22:06-08:00">January 27th, 11:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-27T11:22:55-08:00">January 27th, 11:22am</time><address><a>Immanuel Canicosa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Nuggets are on a roll and have won four straight games, with the latest being a 117-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. But one Nuggets player who had an early night in the team’s win against the Mavs was guard Jamal Murray, who was ejected late in the third quarter after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-gets-ejected-for-hitting-tims-hard-a-ways/">hitting Tim Hardaway Jr. in the groin area</a>.</p><p>It was clearly a cheap shot:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jamal Murray was ejected after this play on Tim Hardaway Jr. <a href="https://t.co/VtxEXAoQDN" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/VtxEXAoQDN</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1353905917423570944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Murray was whistled for a Flagrant 2 foul on the play, resulting in his ejection, as he finished the game with 16 points, three boards, and two assists after 25 minutes on the floor. Now, aside from the ejection, the 23-year-old was also handed a <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1354494954580672513" rel="noopener">$25,000 fine by the NBA</a> for the hit on Hardaway.</p><p>With Murray missing the rest of the game, it was Michael Porter Jr, and All Star center Nikola Jokic who stepped up for Denver and helped them get the victory to move up to 3-0 on their current road trip and 10-7 overall this season.</p><p>Hardaway, meanwhile, had already moved past the incident by the end of the game and was more affected by the loss than by what Murray did:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hardaway on the Murray incident: "I was trying to do the best I could to deny the ball. The rest speaks for itself." Asked whether the league office needs to look into the play, Hardaway said, "It doesn't even matter at this point. What matters is we lost."</p><p>— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) <a href="https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1353920738722418688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After a strong postseason in the Nuggets’ run to the Western Conference Finals last season, the former Kentucky Wildcat is averaging a career-best 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists while shooting 45.0% from the field and 34.0% from beyond the arc in 16 games. Murray will look to move past this incident as the Nuggets aim to continue rolling and gun for their fifth straight win when they face the Miami Heat on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Jamal Murray fined $25,000 for altercation with Mavs’ Tim Hardaway Jr.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/thj.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs’ Tim Hardaway Jr. nearly duplicates his dad’s terrible record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-18T21:20:24-08:00">January 18th, 9:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-18T21:20:24-08:00">January 18th, 9:20pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tim Hardaway Jr. is as streaky of a shooter as they come. The 28-year swingman for the Dallas Mavericks has been on a tear as part of the Mavs’ starting unit so far this season, putting up career-best numbers in field goal percentage and 3-point percentage. However, as all streaky shooters do, Hardaway <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/d98ec65f-3875-4f9b-b9e8-622cbca39784/dallas-mavericks-toronto-raptors-01-19-2021" rel="noopener">fell back to earth in a hard way</a> on Monday as he went scoreless after putting up 12 shots in 27 minutes of play against the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>Apparently, the young Hardaway almost made history with his goose egg. According to <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1351365115929649152">ESPN Stats &amp; Info</a>, THJ’s 0-of-12 evening  almost tied his father for most misses without a make. As it stands, Tim Hardaway Sr. currently holds that record with his 0-of-17 shooting night for the Golden State Warriors back in 1991.</p><p>Nonetheless, he did end up making it to Mavs history for the worst single-game performance.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tim Hardaway Jr. went 0-for-12 from the floor tonight, the worst single-game performance in Mavericks history.</p><p>His father holds the NBA record for the most misses without a make, going 0-for-17 with the Warriors in 1991. <a href="https://t.co/8cdYg1yTeS" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/8cdYg1yTeS</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1351365115929649152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>To make matters even worse, the Mavs are now on a three-game slump after a strong four-game win streak. They now hold a 6-7 record and find themselves in the bottom half of the Western Conference.</p><p>It’s no question that Dallas needs Tim Hardaway Jr. to shoot better if they want to make it back to the playoffs this season. With Seth Curry gone and Kristaps Porzingis still slowly working on being 100 percent, all eyes are on THJ to be as lights out as possible to help spread the floor for Luka Doncic and the rest of the Mavs. He’ll definitely want to forget about Monday’s game.</p><p>Prior to his poor shooting night, the California-native has actually been shooting well. He’s been averaging 46.5 percent from the field while knocking down 3.8 threes per game this season. He hasalready had two games this 2020-21 where he knocked down eight 3-pointers each, which both resulted in Ws for the Mavs.</p><p>Shoot your shot, Tim Jr.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs’ Tim Hardaway Jr. nearly duplicates his dad’s terrible record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mavs-news-Tim-Hardaway-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Tim Hardaway Jr. exercises $19 million player option to return to Mavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T11:08:00-08:00">November 19th, 11:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T11:08:00-08:00">November 19th, 11:08am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tim Hardaway Jr. will stay in Dallas with the Mavs.</p><p>The Mavericks shooting guard exercised his $19 million player option for the 2020-21 season, per <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1329495546034348034">ESPN’s Tim MacMahon</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Source: Tim Hardaway Jr. is exercising his $19 million player option. He will return to the Mavs after thriving in a starting role last season.</p><p>— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1329495546034348034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This always seemed likely even though he did have a strong season for the Mavs. The former Michigan standout would have been hard-pressed to make over $19 million in the open market.</p><p>Dallas acquired Hardaway from the New York Knicks in the trade that also netted Kristaps Porzingis. The deal has paid major dividends for the Mavs, especially because of Hardaway’s contributions.</p><p>Hardaway emerged as a scoring combo guard in New York, but he also grew more efficient with higher usage. However, the 28-year-old thrived in Dallas, averaging 15.8 points while shooting close to 40 percent from beyond the arc on 7.2 attempts per game.</p><p>The Mavs will need Hardaway to continue to shoot the ball efficiently, especially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-sixers-trade-josh-richardson-to-mavs-for-seth-curry/">after trading marksman</a> Seth Curry to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Josh Richardson. Dallas also did well to replace Curry with Tyrell Terry in the second round of Wednesday’s NBA draft.</p><p>The rest of the offseason will provide plenty of intrigue for Mavs fans. Dallas has shown an interest in trying to acquire a secondary playmaker to complement Luka Doncic while also adding more toughness. A secondary playmaker would suit Hardaway very well considering how he excelled in terms of spot-up threes last season.</p><p>Regardless, the Mavs seemed primed to make another leap next year. Doncic has already become one of the best players in the game, and guys like Hardaway have played their roles to perfection.</p><p>Dallas could use another defensive stalwart, but Hardaway’s return maintains their outside shooting presence.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tim Hardaway Jr. exercises $19 million player option to return to Mavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/thj.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavs’ Tim Hardaway Jr. speaks out on beef with Clippers bench</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-25T22:30:10-07:00">August 25th, 10:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-25T22:30:10-07:00">August 25th, 10:30pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The first-round duel between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers has been one of the most heated series this postseason, so much so that Tim Hardaway Jr. has an ongoing beef with the LA bench.</p><p>According to Hardaway, the Clippers bench has been <a href="https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1298473226939637761" rel="noopener noreferrer">yapping a lot</a> on the sidelines.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“They been doing a lot of chirping,” Hardaway says of the Clippers.</p><p>— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1298473226939637761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Instead of yapping right back, Hardaway knows how important it is to keep his composure. If he retaliates, the Mavs swingman knows that there’s a possibility that the situation would escalate and the referees won’t hesitate to hand out technicals and slap the players with fines or even suspensions.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“We’ve just got to focus on ourselves,” Hardaway said. “If I say anything else I’ll get fined.”</p><p>— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1298473517105782784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Besides, Hardaway is one of the key players of the Mavs in the playoffs. Prior to Tuesday’s Game 5, he was averaging 19.4 points in the series against the Clippers. He is the team’s third-leading scorer behind Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.</p><p>While Doncic is the headliner of most Mavs’ wins, the rest of the team has been receiving credit for their stellar performance as well. After all, opposing teams have been keying in on Doncic, giving the rest of Dallas some opportunities to score.</p><p>This has subsequently freed up the likes of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Seth Curry. The two have delivered by knocking down open shot after open shot, and when Doncic heads to the bench, their showcase their playmaking abilities as well.</p><p>The Mavs are down 3-2,  a loss away from being booted out by the Clippers. They had a horrendous showing in Game 5 after the Clips overwhelmed their defense with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/63ae4bd5-2b09-49d7-90a3-eab7b9b7d93d/dallas-mavericks-los-angeles-clippers-08-26-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">154-point explosion</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavs’ Tim Hardaway Jr. speaks out on beef with Clippers bench

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Kristaps Porzingis trade by Knicks-Mavs originally centered around Tim Hardaway Jr.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-08-02T19:01:02-07:00">August 2nd, 7:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-08-02T19:01:02-07:00">August 2nd, 7:01pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Contrary to popular belief, the Dallas Mavericks approached the New York Knicks to inquire about the trade availability of Tim Hardaway Jr. Kristaps Porzingis — who was still recovering from an ACL tear — was just inserted in.</p><p>Former NBA guard Tim Hardaway Sr. revealed the juicy bit via <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article244631787.html">Mac Engel of Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a>. According to him, in the last few days of January 2019, the Mavs called the Knicks to inquire about his son. But then, the Knicks suddenly placed Porzingis on the table.</p><blockquote>“A lot of people don’t know this, but the trade was not for Kristaps Porzingis. The trade was for Tim Hardaway Jr. Everybody thinks that trade is for Porzingis.”“Dallas called New York first about Tim Hardaway Jr. That was who they wanted. That’s when New York said, ‘What do you think about Porzingis?’” Hardaway Sr. said. “And then they threw Tim in the deal. People are going to say that’s not true to cover their butt, but that’s what I know.”</blockquote><p>It’s an interesting little detail form Hardaway Sr. Reports during that time revealed that Porzingis requested for a trade since he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-rumors-kristaps-porzingis-was-almost-traded-after-skipping-meeting/">unhappy</a> with the way the Knicks were dealing with his injury. The Mavs, meanwhile, are known to have a predilection for international players. So it would make a whole lot of sense if they inquired about Porzingis’ availability.</p><p>Be as it may, both teams have moved on from that episode. The Mavs are flourishing with the Latvian in the fold. 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Kristaps Porzingis trade by Knicks-Mavs originally centered around Tim Hardaway Jr.

Buddy Hield

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Tim Hardaway Jr.

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Rui Hachimura

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Atlanta Hawks

Dallas Mavericks

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Amazing just amazing interview by @BeMore27 🙏🏾

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.8	3.1	1.6	0.2	0.6

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.8	3.1	1.6	0.2	0.6

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