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Hard to see a full time role for Hardy even with Exum out.  Grimes can provide the shooting with much better defense, and Dinwiddie is a better 3rd point guard.  I'm not sure he would get an offer more than tax MLE so it does not make senses to offer near double that for a player you have a hard time fitting into the lineup.

I would argue Grimes has already done more than Green did to warrant Josh Green money, but he had a weird year last year and based on how little he cost in trade it does not seem like his market is very high right now.  If he plays like he did in his second year and is meshing well on the team, I could see a Josh Green like extension near the TDL.

Ya, Hardy has to at least get active on defense and score in bunches.  Otherwise, he's JAG.