The Knicks sign Tim Hardaway Jr to a big contract

Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

The New York Knicks have joined the free agency frenzy. They have given a contract to RFA Tim Hardaway Jr for 4yrs $71million. The Atlanta Hawks have 2 days to match this offer. But most expect the Hawks to let him go.

Restricted free agent Tim Hardaway Jr. has signed a four-year, $71 million offer sheet with the , league sources told ESPN.

Hardaway, a 25-year-old shooting guard, has spent the past two seasons in Atlanta after spending his first two in New York.

The Hawks will have two days to match the offer, which contains a 15 percent trade kicker and a player option in the fourth year, per ESPN sources.

Hardaway had a break-out season averaging 14.5PPG. He started 30 games last year and showed signs of being an explosive scorer. This is the first move of the off-season by the Knicks after letting Phil Jackson go. Expect more moves as they now have a log-jam at the SG position with having Courtney Lee already.