Tim Hardaway Jr. leaves the Nuggets to join the Miami Heat.
The Miami Heat are signing Tim Hardaway Jr., per NBA insider Chris Haynes.
Position
SG
Age
34
Height
196 cm
Weight
93 kg
Birth place
Miami, United States of America
The deal is worth $6.5 million in one year, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
The 2025-26 Sixth Man of the Year finalist joins a Miami team that is now gearing up to start the Giannis Antetokounmpo era.
Tim Hardaway joins Giannis in Miami as a free agent
Tim Hardaway Jr. spent the 2025–26 NBA regular season playing for the Denver Nuggets, serving as a primary weapon off their bench after signing a one-year veteran contract.
In his 80 appearances, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He experienced a major shooting resurgence under Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets’ system, converting 44.7 percent of his shots from the field and an efficient 40.7 percent from three-point range.
His bounce-back scoring contributions earned him a third-place finish in the NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting.
Miami secures a huge and proven shooting presence to build around both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo.
Hardaway’s father, Tim Sr., is a Hall of Famer and a Heat franchise legend.
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