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Mavericks, Pistons swap ex-Knicks Tim Hardaway Jr., Quentin Grimes in trade
By Bradley Locker,
1 day ago
The NBA’s busy offseason continued Friday, this time featuring two players who called Madison Square Garden home.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Dallas Mavericks traded guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Quentin Grimes.
Hardaway was a longtime staple rotation piece for the Mavericks, who reached the 2024 NBA Finals.
During the last five seasons in Dallas, Hardaway played in 333 games, starting 166 and averaging 15.1 points per game.
The former Kansas and Houston guard was the Knicks’ first-round pick in 2021 but was traded to Detroit in February after his relationship deteriorated with head coach Tom Thibodeau.
The Knicks received sharpshooters Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks in return.
Grimes, a Texas native, should be able to fill Hardaway’s responsibilities as a high-minutes bench player behind the likes of Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and P.J. Washington.
Meanwhile, Hardaway joins a Detroit team that went a horrific 14-68 last year but with impressive young guards in Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey and No. 5 overall pick Ron Holland II.
The veteran Hardaway should immediately upgrade the Pistons’ 3-point shooting, as the team averaged the fewest made triples per game and had the 25th-best clip of converting such shots.
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