Ranking the best NBA Draft 24th-overall picks of the 21st century
By Logan Struck
4. Tim Hardaway Jr., Drafted in 2013
Tim Hardaway Jr. has had a sneakily good career. While being overshadowed by his father, Hardaway Jr. has been a consistently great scorer. He has averaged under 10 points per game just once in his career when he was coming off the bench in Atlanta. While the 2013-14 All-Rookie Team is his only accolade, do not be fooled into thinking he has not had a successful career.
In the 2018-19 season, Hardaway averaged a career-high 18.1 points per game with 39/34/84 shooting splits while playing the first 46 games of the season for the New York Knicks and the rest with the Dallas Mavericks. Hardaway has had the best years of his career in Dallas, averaging 15.4 points per game on 42/38/79 shooting splits throughout five seasons.
Getting drafted 24th overall by the New York Knicks in 2013, Hardaway has the 4th most points of anyone in that draft class, only behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, CJ McCollum, and Dennis Schroder.
Tim Hardaway Jr. has proved his worth even though he was drafted in the late first round, as he can be valuable to any team. Hardaway has not averaged under 14 points per game since the 2015-16 season, as he has been incredibly consistent while being an impressive shooter.