After signing a new deal with the Mavericks to the tune of 4-years and $75 million, Tim Hardaway Jr. played just 42 games in the 2021-22 season and averaged 14.2 points on 39% shooting, while grabbing 3.7 rebounds and dishing 2.2 assists per game. His points per game and field goal percentage were his lowest during his time in Dallas, while he posted over two assists for the first time in a Maverick uniform.
In the 48th game of the regular season against Golden State on January 25, Hardaway went down following a fastbreak attempt in what would later be labeled a fracture of his fifth metatarsal.