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Timothy Duane Hardaway (born September 1, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former National Basketball Association player, who in his prime was one of the league's best at the point guard position. At 6'0" (1.83 m) tall, he was best known for his crossover dribble (coined by TV analysts as the UTEP Two-step), a move which he utilized and which seemingly caused a revolution in the NBA, and is still used by many of today's players, notably Allen Iverson and Stephon Marbury.
After graduating from Carver High School in Chicago, Hardaway attended the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) where he won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the best college player under six feet (1.83 m) tall. Hardaway was selected as the 14th pick of the first round, in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.
In his rookie season, Hardaway wore jersey number "5", as Manute Bol wore Hardaway's trademark "10." After Bol left the Warriors, Hardaway inherited it. With the Warriors, Hardaway was part of "Run TMC" (a play on the title of the popular rap group Run DMC) which was the high-scoring trio of himself, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin. As part of the Warriors' attack, Hardaway was responsible for leading Run TMC's fast break, displaying his excellent passing and one-on-one skills to complement Richmond's slashing and Mullin's shooting. Hardaway played for the Warriors until the middle of 1995-96 season when he was traded to the Miami Heat along with Chris Gatling in exchange for Kevin Willis.
In his best seasons, Hardaway averaged 18 to 23 points and 8 to 10 assists per game. He reached 5000 points and 2500 assists faster than any NBA player, except Oscar Robertson. Hardaway has competed in five NBA All-Star Games. He is the Miami Heat's all time leader in assists and together with center Alonzo Mourning led the Heat to some of the franchise's best seasons. Unfortunately, Hardaway was injured for most of the Heat's playoff runs.
He was an MVP candidate following the 1996-1997 season, making it to the All-NBA First Team after leading the Heat to the best record in franchise history while averaging 20.3 points, 8.6 assists, and being fourth in the league with 203 three-point baskets.
With his skills declining with age, Hardaway was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on August 22, 2001 for a second round draft pick. With Dallas, Hardaway was mainly utilized off the bench, starting only two games out of 54 and averaging almost ten points a game. In the middle of the season he was traded to the Denver Nuggets which sent controversial point guard Nick Van Exel to the Mavericks. With the Nuggets he started all fourteen games he played with them before retiring and becoming a basketball analyst for ESPN. The job did not last long though as on March 27, 2003 Hardaway signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers where in his first game with them, he registered a season-high fourteen points and seven assists in a game against the Chicago Bulls.
He has a wife, Yolanda, and two children. Tim Hardaway currently lives in Miami, Florida. Hardaway is currently a player/head coach of the Florida Pit Bulls of the ABA.
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