[Scotto] The Dallas Mavericks fully guaranteed the $2 million salary of guard Jaden Hardy for the 2024-25 season, league sources told @hoopshype. Hardy appeared in 73 regular season games for Dallas last season and averaged 7.3 points.
by Rhystanz
@Dallas Mavericks
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Hardy party!!
This guy is gonna average 12+ppg if given 20+ mpg imo
Will be interesting to see what his role looks like if we get Klay, and with the additions of Grimes/Marshall
I really love Hardy and would love to see him have a breakout season, but I have a feeling he is getting shipped as filler
Hardy looks like a top quality player when hes on the floor, i like how he plays
he played 73 games last year, I gotta be honest, I was surprised it was that many but I’m excited to see if he gets run like he did in the playoffs as a true 6Man
Good for Hardy he might be getting more play time with DJJ gone but we also got Grimes and Marshall. Hopefully Kidd figures out the rotations for the season
Be curious to see what his development looks like next year. He has potential, I’m just not as high on him as others, personally. I like his aggressiveness and lack of fear, but, he is streaky and not very efficient at times. So that’s something he has to improve on, perhaps that will change with more playing time. Kidd said he would get more minutes but the team is going to be crowded too. It doesn’t help that he isn’t positionally flexible due to his size (and defense), you really have to play him as a 1 or 2, and I think the Mavs figured out this season that he operates much better as a scorer than as a PG. Exum can be played as a SF, in addition to guard; same with Grimes, for example. So we shall see how things play out.
Still think we should sell as high as possible. With his height, playstyle and athletic ability I’d be very surprised if he makes much of a leap in the future.