The Knicks drafted Tim Hardaway Jr. in 2013, sent him to Atlanta two years later, and brought him back over the summer on a four-year, $71 million deal to be a cornerstone player.
In this Q&A with Newsday’s Al Iannazzone, the fifth-year swingman reflects on Atlanta, being back with the Knicks, his new role, contract and what he learned from Carmelo Anthony:
Newsday: Did getting traded to Atlanta turn out to be a good thing for you?
Hardaway: “I wanted to stay. I wanted to improve in the offseason. I wanted to come back a better, stronger, faster player for the Knicks that next season.