The performance of his debut was a disaster! The prospect of the front Pistons backcourt nerve knife in the Nuggets is a bit worrying?

In a previous NBA preseason game, the Minnesota Timberwolves easily defeated the Denver Nuggets who played at home 126-116, achieving a good start in the preseason, while the Nuggets suffered a blow during the preseason.

In this game, the performance of the Nuggets' substitute backcourt Tim Hardaway Jr. was obviously relatively average. Hardaway Jr. played 14 minutes and 58 seconds in the whole game, made 0 of 3 shots, 0 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists. There were 1 turnover and 3 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -1. Hardaway Jr. has no touch on the offensive end, and his scoring ability and shooting ability are not displayed at all. Moreover, he seems to have no presence on the offensive end, which can be said to have completely dragged the team down. On the other hand, Hardaway's performance on the defensive end is also very disappointing, and his defensive ability is relatively limited. Hardaway Jr. did not have a good effect on both offense and defense, and his performance was even much worse than that of most young players on the team. As an experienced veteran, this performance is obviously a big gap from everyone's expectations.

In the NBA regular season this season, Hardaway Jr. represented the Detroit Pistons in 82 games, averaging 28 minutes per game, averaging 11 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 40.6%, three-point shooting percentage was 36.8%, and free throw shooting percentage was 85.5%. In the playoffs, Hardaway Jr. made a total of 6 appearances, averaging 31.3 minutes per game, with averaging 12 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.3 steals, 1.5 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 33.8%, a three-point shooting percentage of 30.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 80%.

This summer, Hardaway Jr. became a free agent and joined the Nuggets with a veteran's basic salary contract. Considering that the Nuggets' substitute backcourt player Russell Westbrook left the team last season, the Nuggets also needed a reliable bench scorer to maintain the overall competitiveness of the team's second team, Hardaway Jr. was also highly expected by everyone. As a result, in the first game of the preseason, Hardaway Jr.'s performance was so bad, and once again showing his poor performance during the playoffs last season was indeed a big worry about his situation. If Hardaway Jr. cannot reach a basic level, we will indeed be worried about the competitiveness of the Nuggets' bench in the new season. Can he find his form as soon as possible?