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Tim Hardaway Jr. Following the 2016–17 season, the Hawks extended Hardaway a qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent (giving the Hawks the right to match any offer that he signed).[187] On July 6, 2017, Hardaway received a four-year, $71 million offer sheet from the Knicks; Atlanta had 48 hours to match the offer or lose Hardaway.[188] The contract of $16.50M, $17.32M, $18.15M and $18.97M has a player option in year 4 and includes a 15% bonus of outstanding year 1 through 3 salary in the event of a trade.[189] The Hawks declined to match the offer,[190] and Hardaway signed with the Knicks on July 8.[191] Hardaway began the season in the starting lineup.[192] On October 29, 2017, he scored a game-high 34 points in a 114–95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[193] On November 8, 2017, with Kristaps Porziņģis sidelined, Hardaway posted his first NBA career double-double with a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds against the Orlando Magic.[194] He posted his second double-double against the Cavaliers five days later with a game-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, with Porziņģis back in the lineup.[195] On November 22, Hardaway scored a career-high 38 points, including 12 during a 28–0 run in the third that sent New York to a 108–100 victory over the Toronto Raptors.[196] On December 5, he was ruled out for at least two weeks with a stress injury to his left leg.[197] On January 12, he returned for the Knicks after missing 20 games. He scored 16 points in 25 minutes off the bench in a 118–108 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[198] On February 14, he scored 32 of his 37 points in the first half of the Knicks' 118–113 loss to the Washington Wizards.[199]