For me, to play with a guy like that who has one year under his belt, he knows how to rise over guys and make the right play and get to the free-throw line, it’s awesome to play with a guy like that.” Said O-Max Prosper: “He’s a great player, a great scorer.
And he doesn’t get mad when you miss a shot. He’s a great teammate and always puts confidence in everybody. “I don’t think he should even be playing (at summer league). “We all know how (good) Jaden Hardy is,” said Mike Miles Jr., who stepped in as the starter in the backcourt alongside Hardy and had 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Sometimes we forget that he didn’t turn 21 until July 5.Īnd he’s had a big impact on teammates who have yet to get their feet wet in the NBA. He finished with 21 points despite the off shooting night.Īnd learning to be the team leader and dealing with all the pressure that comes with that is something that should serve Hardy well in his second season with the Mavericks. Hardy continued to put up some of the best numbers in the summer league. In summer-league, overtimes are finished when one team reaches seven points.
The tip-dunk was courtesy of Braxton Key, who had blocked a Golden State shot on the other end, setting up the break that ended with him jamming in a miss to end the game. we stuck with it, crashed, tip-dunk for the win. He had spacing to drive, he shot a step-back. “The ball screen, I got to give him enough space and timing. “One thing I did tell the team and Hardy, the fourth quarter before the end of it, that was my fault on the play call,” Dudley said. Those two plays could have been costly and Dudley said blame was spread equally. Then, with the game tied at 96 in overtime, he had another chance and a second step-back three-pointer was off the mark. The first was at the end of regulation when he shot a step-back jumper that got blocked. Hardy had the ball in his hands twice with the game on the line. We’ve seen all different type of players do this at one point in time.” He was 6-of-20 (6-of-19 shooting, officially) in a win. Offensively, they’re having the best player guard him. We’re having him guard some of the best players. “It’s huge for Hardy,” Mavs summer-league coach Jared Dudley said. LAS VEGAS – Jaden Hardy has gone through the school of hard knocks in the G-League and has had a lot of other teaching moments on the basketball court.Īs the Mavericks’ superstar of summer league this week, he’s learning another invaluable lesson.Īdmittedly, the NBA 2K24 summer league isn’t the biggest pond that Hardy hopes to be swimming in during his career.īut games like Wednesday’s, when Hardy and the Mavericks had to grind out a 98-96 overtime win over Golden State, prove that Hardy is learning what it’s like to be The Man.
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