Following the firing of controversial President of Basketball Operations Phil Jackson, the Knicks are heading into the 2017 offseason without much direction. GM Steve Mills has seized control, and has said all the right things since taking over. That is, until he made one of the most widely panned signings of the offseason, inking former Knicks’ draft pick Tim Hardaway Jr. to a shocking four-year, $71 million contract.
In his 14-year, 5-time-NBA-all star career, Tim Hardaway Sr. earned $47.1 million. Tim Hardaway Jr. will make $71M the next four years.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 7, 2017
On its face, the contract was one of the most flooring acquisitions of the offseason, and it seemed to contradict much of Mills’ posturing about rebuilding the organization and promoting front office accountability.