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Tim Hardaway Jr.Miami Heat · #10

Guard · 6'5", 205 lb · Alameda, California · Age 34 · 13th season

Tim Hardaway Jr. is a veteran instant-offense shooter for the Denver Nuggets and the son of Hall of Fame guard Tim Hardaway. A Michigan star who reached the 2013 NCAA title game, he was drafted 24th overall in 2013 by the Knicks and became a reliable scorer across stops in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, and Detroit. Denver added him in 2025 for bench shooting, and in 2025-26 he averaged 13.5 points on 41% from three.

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Tim Hardaway Jr.
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Miami Heat · #10 · Guard
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season avg13.5 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.4 ast · .447 fg
Career avg13.7 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.8 ast · .421 fg
Live win probabilityHeat 71%
Balladex model · projected 122–118 · 99.7 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
13.5pts
2.5reb
1.4ast
71%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Miami Heat · Guard
C+
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Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Milwaukee Bucks · Solid defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
LADDER#154 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 53 — Rotation piece tierNEWSNuggets add veterans Tim Hardaway Jr., Jonas Valančiūnas, and Tyus JonesLADDER#154 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 53 — Rotation piece tierNEWSNuggets add veterans Tim Hardaway Jr., Jonas Valančiūnas, and Tyus Jones
Scouting report

Tim Hardaway Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C-
Microwave Shooter · Impact 53
Tim Hardaway Jr. is a veteran instant-offense shooter for the Denver Nuggets and the son of Hall of Fame guard Tim Hardaway. A Michigan star who reach
C+
Offense
F
Defense
D
Feel / IQ
F
Playmaking
Below average creator
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B-
Scoring
Strong scorer
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F
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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A
3PT / spacing
Elite spacing
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C-
Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C-
Athleticism
Average tools
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D
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Tim Hardaway Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN▬
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL▬
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC▬
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA▬
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS▬
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN▬
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI▬
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN▬
2%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #252 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
53Impact index
115Star score
Career scoring average13.7 ppg
Seasons in the index13
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tim Hardaway Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
13.5 PPG
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F
Playmaking
1.4 APG
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F
Rebounding
2.6 RPG
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A
Shooting
.407 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Tim Hardaway Jr.

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  77% confidence
13.1
pts
11.3–14.9
2.4
reb
1.7–3.1
1.4
ast
0.8–2.0
25.9
min
proj
79
gp
health
.421
fg%
~base
.382
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 13.5 → projected 13.1 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.3
Development (his trend)
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Age curve
-0.4
Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season-0.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 34 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 79 / 77 / 80 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Tim Hardaway Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2013-148123.110.21.50.8.428.363
2014-157024.011.52.21.8.389.342
2015-165116.96.41.71.0.430.338
2016-177927.314.52.82.3.455.357
2017-185733.117.53.92.7.421.317
2018-194632.619.13.52.7.388.347
2019-207129.515.83.31.9.434.398
2020-217028.416.63.31.8.447.391
2021-224229.614.23.72.2.394.336
2022-237130.314.43.51.8.401.385
2023-247926.814.43.21.8.402.353
2024-257728.011.02.41.6.406.368
2025-268026.613.52.61.4.447.407
Career87427.313.72.81.8
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Miami Heat built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

48–34proj record
#8conf seed
+2.7net rtg
116.1off rtg
113.3def rtg
85%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell.
How his role moves
Projected 48–34, 8th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
53 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tim Hardaway Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Mar 16, 1992

The beginning

The Hall of Famer's son who became a bucket in his own right — Denver's veteran microwave scorer.

Miami Heat

Turning pro

Drafted 24th overall, 2013 as a Guard.

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The son of a Hall of Famer who became a bucket all his own — brought to Denver to do one thing: score in a hurry.

Chapter

Tim Jr. grew up in the game as the son of iconic point guard Tim Hardaway, then starred at Michigan and reached the 2013 national title game before the Knicks took him 24th overall.

Chapter

Over a decade-plus in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, and Detroit, he built a reputation as a dependable floor-spacer and instant-offense scorer.

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Jr.'s story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
205 lbs
College
Michigan
Experience
13th Season
NBA debut
2013
Draft
24th overall, 2013
Born
Alameda, California
Age
34
Jersey
#10
Beyond the game

Basketball is the family business: Tim Jr. grew up around the NBA as the son of one of the game's iconic point guards, Tim Hardaway Sr., and carved out a long, respected career on his own terms as a shooter and scorer. Well-regarded as a professional and a veteran voice, he's the kind of steadying presence a contender adds for a title push.

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The person

A confident, veteran bucket-getter — instant offense off the bench, with a pedigree.

Microwave scorerHeats up fast; a career floor-spacing shot-maker.
NBA pedigreeSon of Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway.
VeteranA decade-plus of playoff-tested scoring.
Verified profiles & sources
Wikipedia
FAQ

Tim Hardaway Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tim Hardaway Jr., answered.

Is Tim Hardaway Jr. related to Tim Hardaway?
Yes — he's the son of Hall of Fame point guard Tim Hardaway.
How did Tim Hardaway Jr. join the Nuggets?
Denver signed him in the 2025 offseason to add veteran bench shooting and scoring.
Tim Hardaway Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
84%
13 seasons
Last 3 seasons
96%
10 games missed
Games missed
172
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Iron man
improving
Availability by season
79
16-17
57
17-18
46
18-19
71
19-20
70
20-21
42
21-22
71
22-23
79
23-24
77
24-25
80
25-26

Iron man. Availability trend is improving — 96% of games over the last three seasons, low of 51% in 2021-22.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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