The Most Unplayable Maverick of the Week

[DanSchwartzgan]

I think Hardy has the third or fourth worst true shooting percentage in the entire league among players with sufficient playing time to be measured for that stat. That’s team wrecking performance. I was wrong about him. He doesn’t have the handles or athleticism to efficiently create shots in the NBA and since he really doesn’t do anything else, he’s not even rosterable much less playable. I’d move on if anyone would take him.  And it wouldn’t be that big a deal. Second round picks bust all the time in the NBA. He was a flyer. Looked promising, now we know.

This is why Dallas is mainly mentioned in terms of reclamation projects like Wiggins/Washington, both of whom are playing well below their contracts.  Collins used to be on that list, and we saw Atlanta basically give him away.  If we want to get into the game for a Grant or even DFS, we'd have to give up a real asset like 2027 or OMax.  Someone like WCJ probably requires THJ as Orlando can afford to trade one of their 3 centers for more shooting.

Hardy is a prominent asset for us, but he's probably a fake asset for NBA teams.  Sure, he'll be sold in other towns as this young scorer (future sixth man) who hit 40% of his 3's last season.  Some parts of a fan base will buy that and some parts will point to all the negative numbers he's producing and question whether he'll ever become anything (it isn't like the market for undersized volume shooters who can't create is all that great to start with).  

I like Hardy in a deal with Holmes for PJ Washington because Charlotte is the type of team that might buy into the hype.  I suspect Hardy brings very little value to Orlando or Portland because of what they already have.  I could also see a Hardy/Moody swap if we end up dealing for Wiggins.  My construct would be GWill to GSW, the Warriors paying the Wizards to take Holmes and we get Wiggins/Moody.  I would try to pair that with THJ for WCJ adding a 5/4 in WCJ, a 4/3 in Wiggins and a 3/2 in Moody all with good defensive reputations in exchange for THJ/GWill/Holmes/Hardy.