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[omahen]

So I think a lot of us has been looking trades to include Hardaway in since he signed his extension.  My question is, what happens if we keep Hardaway?  Sure, Hardaway drives me crazy and is a square peg trying to fit into a round hole.....especially after we add more talent to the 3/4 position.  But he has been good this year and has provided a scoring spark off the bench this team has needed.  Even with his defensive issues outside of charges, Kidd seems to trust him at end of the game moments.  How much value does Hardaway have in a trade?  I guess it depends on the team, but is he more of just an expiring contract after next season?  So does Dallas explore multiple first, Holmes and lets say Maxi (2 years left) this summer and try to keep Hardaway?  If they think they are ready to compete next year, maybe they think they would like to keep Tim in a Jet jr type of role.

I think his value was never higher. I maintain the position to sell high while we can. I just don't see a contender level team with Kyrie-Luka-THJ. Never enough defense. He is good this season scoring a lot when either of the stars are out. But once it gets real, stars will have to be here for Mavs to have any chance and his minutes and role will change with way more need to add defense next to them. 

That NY idea is really intriguing, especially if they are willing to add a pick. Basically perfect for us. Fournier used to be a very similar player to THJ, so perhaps there still is something there (if not, Mavs will still be fine, imho). His contract has team option, which gives Mavs great flexibility for summer. Grimes has another year on his deal and is basically a cheap player to test drive for a year.