Tim Hardaway Jr.
A high-volume NBA shooter who carved out his own legacy distinct from his Hall of Fame father's shadow.
Born 1992 (age 34)·American basketball player·Birthday: March 16·Millennials
Biography
Tim Hardaway Jr. entered the NBA as the son of a former All-Star point guard. Drafted in the first round from Michigan, where he started on a national runner-up team, he carved his own path as a scoring wing. He never became a primary playmaker. Instead, he built a reputation as a fearless, occasionally streaky shooter. After stops with several teams, his most sustained success came as a starting guard for the Dallas Mavericks, where he provided crucial floor spacing. His career demonstrates durability and self-definition; he can score 30 points on any night while authoring his own chapter of a famous family basketball story.
Millennials
1981–1996
The first digital natives. Grew up with the internet, came of age during 9/11 and the 2008 crash. Highly educated, deeply indebted, slower to marry and buy houses. Redefined work, identity, and what it means to be an adult.
Tim was born in 1992, placing them squarely in the Millennials. The events that shaped this generation — the internet revolution, 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Tim Was Born
The biggest hits of 1992
#1 Movie
Aladdin
Best Picture
Unforgiven
#1 TV Show
60 Minutes
Tim's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1992Born
LA riots after Rodney King verdict
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $84,300Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"End of the Road" — Boyz II MenBest Picture: Unforgiven
1997Started school
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $104,100Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Candle in the Wind 1997" — Elton JohnBest Picture: Titanic
2005Became a teenager
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans; YouTube launches
Gas: $2.30/galHome: $167,500Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"We Belong Together" — Mariah CareyBest Picture: Crash
2008Could drive
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Gas: $3.27/galHome: $153,100Min wage: $6.55/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Low" — Flo RidaBest Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
2010Could vote
Deepwater Horizon oil spill; iPad launched
Gas: $2.79/galHome: $147,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Tik Tok" — KeshaBest Picture: The King's Speech
2013Turned 21
Edward Snowden reveals NSA surveillance programs
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $152,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan LewisBest Picture: 12 Years a Slave
2022Turned 30
Russia invades Ukraine; Queen Elizabeth II dies
Gas: $3.97/galHome: $348,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"As It Was" — Harry StylesBest Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2026Age 34 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Selected 24th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
- Averaged a career-high 18.1 points per game during the 2019-20 season with the Dallas Mavericks.
- Helped the Dallas Mavericks reach the 2022 Western Conference Finals as a key rotational player.
- Set a Mavericks franchise record for three-pointers in a playoff game with 8 in 2021.
Did You Know?
He and his father, Tim Hardaway, are one of only a few father-son duos to both be first-round NBA draft picks.
He played in the 2014 NBA Rising Stars Challenge.
His sister, Nia, is a professional cheerleader who performed for the Miami Heat.
“I shoot the ball. That's what I do.”
