As far as lucrative endeavors go, using the Las Vegas Summer League to accurately project future NBA talent is about as advisable as, well, just about any other supposed moneymaker one might stumble upon in Sin City.
At the same time, the showcase can be a great tool for determining whether certain, more established players are prepared—be it evidenced by focus, fight or pure production—to make that next-level leap.
That Tim Hardaway Jr. averaged 22.8 points on 44 percent shooting (including a 38 percent clip from deep) wasn't in and of itself a franchise-changing development for the New York Knicks.
Rather, it's how Hardaway did it that gave fans a glimpse of what might well be the team's shooting guard of the future.
A more skeptical commentator would posit that New York's second-year guard, who never fired fewer than 12 attempts in his five-game Vegas run, might've been a tad too aggressive in his shot-hunting.
By taking shots from players legitimately fighting for their NBA lives, the thinking goes, players like Hardaway are robbing the staff of uncovering potential diamonds in the rough.
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Is Tim Hardaway Jr. the New York Knicks’ Shooting Guard of the Future?
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