Tim Hardaway Jr. Rumors

Vinny Benedetto: Jonas Valanciunas is available to make his return tonight in Washington. Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Tim Hardaway Jr. are also available.

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Dave McMenamin: Nuggets coach David Adelman says Murray and Hardaway are probable tonight. Gordon sounds more like a gametime decision. No Joker, Valanciunas or Braun.

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The Hawks, taking advantage of 19 Denver turnovers on the night, used a fourth-quarter surge to run away with an 110-87 victory. It was Atlanta’s first win in Denver since 2019. An eight-point surge, sparked by 3-pointers by Tim Hardaway Jr. and Hunter Tyson, gave the Nuggets a 75-71 lead late in the third quarter, and the fans were blowing the lid off Ball Arena. But Onyeka Okongwu canned a 27-foot, 3-point, momentum-changing jumpshot to cut Denver’s lead to 75-74. That was the beginning of the end. Atlanta outscored the Nuggets 36-12 in the final 12 minutes. Plus, the Nuggets’ scrappiness from earlier in the game evaporated, in part because they are a tired team after a long, seven-game road trip. “I saw a really, really tired group,” coach David Adelman said. “That’s going to happen in the NBA, (coming back) from a seven-game road trip. They gave it everything they had in the third quarter to get back into it. But it does happen in the NBA. We know that. No excuses, ‘Blah, blah, blah,’ but it does happen.”

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Austin Krell: In addition to Nikola Jokic and Cam Johnson being out, the Nuggets have ruled out Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun, and Tim Hardaway Jr. for tonight’s game in Philly. Jokic’s backup, Jonas Valanciunas, is also out.

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Bennett Durando: David Adelman said Nuggets "have to take a serious look at tomorrow" when I asked if they plan to sit anyone in Philly, said he has to be careful with Jamal Murray (who played 40 min), Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun (on minutes restrictions). Also mentioned Hardaway's workload.

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Grant Afseth: Final: Mavericks 131, Nuggets 130 Cooper Flagg: 33 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST Anthony Davis: 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST Naji Marshall: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST Jamal Murray: 31 PTS, 7 REB, 14 AST Nikola Jokić: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 14 AST Tim Hardaway Jr.: 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST Dallas (21-7) faces the Warriors on the road on Thursday as part of the NBA's Christmas Day slate.

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Brendan Vogt: When does Tim Hardaway Jr. know it’s going to be a good night for him? “After the first one goes in.”

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Vinny Benedetto: Tim Hardaway Jr. is available tonight’s game against Orlando. Peyton Watson is out.

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Vinny Benedetto: Final: Nuggets 115, Hornets 106. Denver's road win streak reaches 10 games. Nikola Jokic: 28-9-11 on the night he passes Michael Jordan and Chauncey Billups on the career assists list. Jamal Murray leads all scorers with 34. Tim Hardaway Jr (14) and Payton Watson (10) also in double figures.

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Vinny Benedetto: Final: Nuggets 134, Hawks 133. Jamal Murray with a clutch block in the final seconds. The road win streak is nine after a dominant second half. Joker 40-9-8 on 13-26 FG. Murray 23-5-12 with two steals and the block. Hardaway (17) and Brown (13) in double figures off the bench.

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After matching a season-high with 12 assists to just two turnovers in Monday night’s 140-123 blowout win against the Los Angeles Clippers at Kaseya Center, Mitchell owns an excellent assist-to-turnover ratio of 5.1 this season. Among the 276 players around the NBA who entered Tuesday with 10 or more games played and averaging 15 or more minutes per appearance, only Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell and Denver Nuggets guard Tim Hardaway Jr. have a better assist-to-turnover ratio than Mitchell this season. “I try not to think about it as much,” Mitchell, 27, said of his ratio. “Because the more you think about not turning the ball over, the more you turn the ball over. So I just kind of just go in there and try to draw the other team in, and my teammates do a good job of just getting open.”

Miami Herald

Tim Hardaway Jr. says three or four teams reached out to express interest in him this offseason, but as his agent was gathering the options, Hardaway found out the Nuggets were hiring Jared Dudley and JJ Barea as assistant coaches. Dudley’s previous job was in Dallas, where Hardaway played five years. Barea was briefly his teammate there. Hardaway congratulated both of them and spent 15 minutes on the phone with Dudley, talking about the Nuggets. They had his attention. “Once I was really interested, I talked to (head coach David Adelman) and we got it situated,” he said. “It gives you more confidence (having Dudley and Barea on staff), just because they understand your style of play; they reiterate that to the rest of the coaching staff. I mean, Jared Dudley was my assistant coach in Dallas for years, so he knows what I can do on and off the floor for the team.”

Denver Post

His son watched the highlights the next morning and nodded. “I was like, ‘Well, that’s dad for you,’” Hardaway Jr. told The Denver Post, laughing. The legendary ejection was the highlight of Sr.’s cup of coffee in Colorado. Traded from Dallas mid-season in 2002, he played 14 games for the Nuggets in what turned out to be the penultimate season of his Hall-of-Fame career. It’s not much, but it makes the Hardaways the first father-son duo to both suit up for Denver’s NBA team after the Nuggets put the finishing touches on their critically acclaimed offseason this July when they signed Hardaway Jr. to a one-year vet minimum contract. “My dad was dragging his leg that whole entire (2001-02) year,” he reminisced. “I can’t believe he was actually out there playing.”

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Joel Rush: Tim Hardaway Jr. on choosing the #Nuggets: “Style of play. Everybody’s moving without the ball nonstop, basically sharing the wealth. All you gotta do is just make the right play and great things will happen. I think my job is just making everybody’s life a lot easier.”

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