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New York Knicks: Tracking the development of Tim Hardaway Jr.

By Maxwell Ogden

BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 25: Tim Hardaway Jr. #5 of the New York Knicks looks on during warmups before the game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on February 25, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 25: Tim Hardaway Jr. #5 of the New York Knicks looks on during warmups before the game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on February 25, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 14: Tim Hardaway Jr. #10 of the Atlanta Hawks drives against Tim Duncan #21 and Danny Green #14 of the San Antonio Spurs at Philips Arena on October 14, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 14: Tim Hardaway Jr. #10 of the Atlanta Hawks drives against Tim Duncan #21 and Danny Green #14 of the San Antonio Spurs at Philips Arena on October 14, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

2015-16

Usage Rate: 15.1
Slash Line: .537/.338/.893
True Shooting Percentage: .563
Season Averages: 16.9 MPG, 6.4 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.9 3PM
Per 36 Averages: 13.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, 2.0 3-point field goals made

After two seasons, the New York Knicks traded Tim Hardaway Jr. on the night of the 2015 NBA Draft. The deal netted the Knicks a promising young point guard in Jerian Grant, who was later traded to the Chicago Bulls for former MVP Derrick Rose.

As for Hardaway Jr., he split the 2015-16 season between the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks, and the D-League with the Canton Charge and Austin Spurs.

Hardaway Jr. appeared in 51 games for the Hawks, including the one outing he started. He set career-lows in points, rebounds, and 3-point field goals made per game, and shot a career-worst 33.8 percent from beyond the arc.

All things considered, it was a dreadful season by Hardaway Jr.—a dreadful season that played a significant role in his career-year in 2016-17.

Hardaway Jr. was humbled by his relegation to the D-League. He bounced back late in the season by averaging 16.0 points and 2.6 3-point field goals made per 36 minutes in 25 appearances after the 2016 All-Star Break.

In turn, he bounced back with a 2016-17 campaign that earned him the $71 million contract that New York recently signed him to.

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