Victim of a fractured fifth metatarsal of his left foot against the Warriors, Tim Hardaway Jr. was operated on, Dallas announced, without specifying the duration of his absence. But we know that it always amounts to weeks, the average in the NBA being 10 to 11 weeks, even if it all depends on the exact location of the fracture.
This would therefore bring a return in mid-April, when the regular season ends on the 10th. A return this season of the fullback/winger could therefore only take place if the Mavericks reach the playoffs…
Extended for $72 million over four years in Texas last summer, Tim Hardaway Jr. wasn’t having a great season as his scoring average dropped from 16.6 to 14.3 points, with skill percentages down big (from 45% to 39% overall and from 39% to 34% at 3-point).
Nonetheless, he was the team’s fourth-highest scorer, behind Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis and Jalen Brunson.
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2013-14 | NYK | 81 | 23 | 42.8 | 36.3 | 82.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014-15 | NYK | 70 | 24 | 38.9 | 34.2 | 80.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.5 |
| 2015-16 | ATL | 51 | 17 | 43.0 | 33.8 | 89.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 79 | 27 | 45.5 | 35.7 | 76.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 14.5 |
| 2017-18 | NYK | 57 | 33 | 42.1 | 31.7 | 81.6 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 17.5 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 65 | 32 | 39.3 | 34.0 | 84.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 18.1 |
| 2018-19 * | NYK | 46 | 33 | 38.8 | 34.7 | 85.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 19.1 |
| 2018-19 * | DAL | 19 | 29 | 40.4 | 32.1 | 76.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 15.5 |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 71 | 30 | 43.4 | 39.8 | 81.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 15.8 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 70 | 28 | 44.7 | 39.1 | 81.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 16.6 |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 42 | 30 | 39.4 | 33.6 | 75.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14.2 |
| Total | 586 | 27 | 42.2 | 35.8 | 81.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13.9 | |
