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Tim Hardaway Jr. grew up successful Miami, wherever his father is simply a legend.
After spending his first six-and-a-half seasons pinch nan Golden State Warriors, nan Heat acquired Tim Hardaway Sr. successful a trade, and he became 1 of nan franchise's all-time greats.
Now, Junior will travel successful his father's footsteps, agreeing to a $6.5 cardinal woody to subordinate nan Heat and beryllium 1 of nan shooters astir nan soon-to-be formally acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Miami Heat's Tim Hardaway drives to nan handbasket connected nan New York Knicks' Charlie Ward successful nan first 4th of nan 4th crippled of their first information play-off bid astatine Madison Square Garden. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)
Hardaway's No. 10 was retired by nan Heat successful 2009, and to support it successful nan family, his boy has worn nan number successful 3 of his five NBA stops.
The Heat are his sixth, but boy must still perceive to his dad, and No. 10 is disconnected limits.
"My bequest is my legacy. Even though he likes to deterioration No. 10, that is not coming down from nan rafters," Tim Hardaway Sr. said connected WQAM power successful Miami. "That is reliable to do. And erstwhile it’s up there, you want (it) to enactment up there, and you don’t want cipher to touch it.
"I emotion him. I emotion him. I’m happy for him... Watching him play done assemblage and nan NBA, he’d been to 3 places I’d ne'er been: nan Final Four, a championship, and now, he’s going to his hometown team. I ne'er done that, and so, I’m happy that he’s doing it.
Tim Hardaway Jr. of nan Detroit Pistons speaks to Tim Hardaway Sr. earlier nan crippled against nan Milwaukee Bucks during nan Emirates NBA Cup crippled connected Dec. 3, 2024 astatine Little Caesars Arena successful Detroit, Michigan. (Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images))
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"But no, he can’t deterioration No. 10."
The elder Hardaway vanished 4th and sixth successful nan MVP ballot and was named to nan All-NBA First Team and 2 All-NBA Second Teams during his tenure. The franchise won its 4th title 4 years aft he near pinch nan thief of Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal.
Hardaway Jr. has antecedently worn plentifulness of different numbers successful his different stops for illustration No. 5 and No. 3, but those are unavailable acknowledgment to existent Heat subordinate Nikola Jovic and Wade, respectively. No. 11, which he wore pinch nan Dallas Mavericks, is besides taken by Jaime Jacquez Jr.
Tin Hardaway Sr. and Tim Hardaway Jr. of nan Dallas Mavericks chats anterior to nan crippled against nan Minnesota Timberwolves arsenic portion of 2023 NBA Global Games Abu Dhabi astatine Etihad Arena connected Oct. 5, 2023 successful Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates. (Brian Choi/NBAE via Getty Images)
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So, he whitethorn person to fork complete thing to Trevor Keels, who played 8 games pinch nan Heat wearing No. 8.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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