Knicks trade Hardaway to Hawks for Grant rights
The New York Knicks have traded Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Atlanta Hawks for the rights to Notre Dame point guard Jerian Grant.
Grant was picked at No. 19 with a selection that originally belonged to the Washington Wizards. The Wizards also traded two future second-round picks to the Hawks to trade up four slots for the rights to Kansas forward Kelly Oubre.
Grant played four years for the Irish, averaging 14.6 points and 5.8 assists in his career. He led Notre Dame in scoring last season, averaging 16.5 points and his 6.7 assists were seventh-most in the nation.
"I feel like I get them open looks and make the guys around me better, so we'll be ready to compete right away," said Grant, whose father is former NBA forward Harvey Grant. "The triangle has high basketball IQ players, and I think I'm one of those. I pick up on the offense really quickly and help the guys around me."
Hardaway, the 24th pick in the 2013 draft, averaged 11.5 points in 70 games last season. In 151 NBA games, Hardaway averaged 10.8 points while shooting 40.8 percent.
New York missed the playoffs the last two seasons.
