Hardaway returning to rave reviews

Most teams have some sort of ‘X’ factor.

For the Mavericks, it might be Tim Hardaway Jr. Then again, judging from his impressive play so far in training camp, he might not be any sort of question mark at all going into the season.

To refresh your memory, it was just over eight months ago – Jan. 25, to be precise – when Hardaway took a nasty step and broke a bone in his left foot. A week later he had surgery and missed the final three months of the regular season and all of the playoff run.

It’s easy to forget what he brought to the Mavericks. But it’s the sort of stuff that they are going to need this season. They must fill the 16.4 points, 4.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds that Jalen Brunson took…