Anfernee

Hardaway

Hardaway currently coaches the Memphis Tigers and spent his first six NBA seasons with the Magic when his Lil’ Penny Nike commercials were all the rage. He played 14 seasons in the league, made four All-Star teams and two All-NBA first teams.

A former superstar during his playing days in Orlando, Penny’s stock is on the rise in coaching circles. Hardaway is “going to get offers to interview for openings in this NBA job cycle,” tweets Wojnarowski.

Brutal. Anfernee Simons is likely going to get the spot-start, while C.J. McCollum, Carmelo Anthony and Jusuf Nurkic will see a large uptick in usage. Gary Trent Jr. could be another option as a starter, but either way, he should see some more shots falling his way. It would be shocking if Portland’s season didn’t come to a close tomorrow night. Even if the Trail Balzers pull off a miracle and win this series, Lillard is likely done for the playoffs; although he should be fine for the 2020-21 season.

Penny is day-to-day.

Penny will miss at least two more weeks.

Penny couldn’t speculate on a return date. With Allan Houston back, he can afford to take his time.

With Jamal Crawford and Hardaway out, the Knicks are searching for someone to take some minutes at the two. Coach Lenny Wilkens said it’s possible he will use Tim Thomas at shooting guard and give more minutes to rookie swingman Trevor Ariza.

Hardaway will help back up Stephon Marbury and Allan Houston.

If Hardaway gets a clean bill of health, he may play tomorrow or Saturday.

Coach Frank Johnson said Hardaway’s status is day-to-day, but he has not been ruled out of Wednesday’s game.