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[Ghost of Podkolzin]

I also think Hardy can become a star player.  I hate the Jordan Clarkson and Jordan Poole comparisons.  I think Hardy will be better than either.  I think he has the potential to become an all-star and I think he'll be closer to Bradley Beal than Jordan Clarkson.  

Not sure he'll be able to score that many points on the Mavericks though.  I can imagine us trading him for an elite defensive player.  I'm not sure the Mavericks would be able to afford his next contract should he become a 22 ppg scorer.

I hope you're right, but Beal was a dog on defense when he was Hardy young.  With Hardy it's that "he has the physical tools to be great on defense" thing, but how often does that develop?  Some, like Wiggins develop into into great defenders, but I don't think it's incredibly common.

Unless Hardy can be at least an adequate defender, I don't see him as anything more than a 6th man on this team.