Tim Hardaway Jr.’s dad thinks his son would thrive with Golden State Warriors

Tim Hardaway Jr., who played a crucial role in the Dallas Mavericks near-upset over the Los Angeles Clippers, will become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Do the Golden State Warriors have a shot?

To get him at his true value, no, they do not. But, the hope could be that Hardaway Jr. wants to take his talent to the Bay Area and then takes a relatively cheap contract to play with Golden State.

The Golden State Warriors need to enhance their roster this offseason, and Tim Hardaway Jr. could be the solution they’re looking for.

Although if the interest is there, the Dubs may be able to work something out by coupling small forward Andrew Wiggins and valuable prospect James Wiseman in a trade to free up cap space. For now, that also seems unlikely.

However, we’ve seen crazier things happen during the offseason. One thing is for sure: if Hardaway Jr. comes to Golden State, he would be an immediate fit. Everyone, including his dad, knows it.

"“First of all, does he want to come there? Second of all, will he flourish there? Yeah, I think he would. Do they have the money to get him there? There are a lot of variables involved with that,” Tim Hardaway Sr. said on 95.7 The Game’s “The Morning Roast.”"

Hardaway Sr. was a star in his own right. Despite having a plethora of injuries bog down his career, the guard was still able to accrue five All-Star appearances and top 20 points per game five times. At just 6-foot, Hardaway Sr. played 13 seasons in the league.

Gaining a bit of height in the family, Hardaway Jr. is 6-foot-5 and carrying on his dad’s legacy. He’s played in the league eight years already, having spent the last few with the Mavericks after being coupled in the Kristaps Porziginis trade from New York to Dallas.

KP headlined the trade, but Hardaway Jr. has been the real steal of that deal. He averaged 16.6 points per game and drilled a career-high 3.0 triples per game. Those numbers increased to 17 and 3.3 in the playoffs.

With Kelly Oubre Jr. not having played as well and looking for $20 million, it’s likely Hardaway Jr. takes a contract for a similar size. That could rule the Warriors out of the equation for the star guard.

The Warriors could make the moves necessary to bring him in, but at least for now, despite how well Hardaway Jr. may play alongside two-time MVP Stephen Curry and five-time All-Star Klay Thompson, it seems unlikely he signs with Golden State.