Not surprisingly, the future of Jaden Hardy will be written in Dallas. Drafted by the Kings, before being immediately transferred to the Mavericks, the 37th choice of the last Draft will soon sign a multi-year contract with the Texas franchise, Announcement Marc Stein.
In order to sign their neo-rookie, the Mavs will use part of their “taxpayer midlevel exception” of 6.5 million dollars, because they were able to reach an agreement with JaVale McGee so that he does not take all this envelope.
A great deal for Dallas, recently orphaned by Jalen Brunson, but who can therefore count on the promising Jaden Hardy in the long term.
« He’s still a kid, but he can really score ball in hand “, judged in particular Nico Harrison, the GM of the Mavs, after recovering the rear of 20 years. ” He’s super talented and rough around the edges, but he’s young, so it’s going to take time. He’s a second-round pick, but he can really score at a high level. We saw him go higher than 37th, so we were surprised and really shocked to see him fall again and again. »
Precisely, we remember that before falling in the Draft, after his last season spent in the G-League within the Ignite Team, Jaden Hardy was considered one of the biggest talents of his cuvée. To the point of being expected in the second half of the first round, or even in the Top 15 of the Draft…