Tim Hardaway Jr. enters COVID-19 protocols, Mavs to add Charlie Brown Jr.

Valuable Mavericks wingman Tim Hardaway Jr. is now in the league’s coronavirus health and safety protocols, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Dallas re-signed Hardaway Jr. this past summer to a four-year, $75 million contract.

In 29 contests for the Mavericks, including 20 starts, the 29-year-old out of Michigan is averaging 14.9 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.4 APG and 1.0 SPG. He has had an inconsistent shooting season from the floor and has seen his numbers dip at the charity stripe, with splits of .391/.332/.743.

Because Hardaway is the fourth Maverick to be placed into COVID-19 protocols within the last several days, Dallas will ink shooting guard Charlie Brown Jr. to a 10-day contract via the league’s hardship exemption, Charania tweets. Guards Reggie Bullock and Josh Green, plus big man Maxi Kleber, are the other Mavericks sidelined within the league’s health and safety protocols. Brown is currently with the NBAGL’s Delaware Blue Coats. Over two NBA seasons, Brown has appeared in 19 games between the Hawks in 2019/20 and the Thunder in 2020/21. He holds career averages of 3.2 PPG and 1.1 RPG.

The 23-year-old out of Saint Joseph’s is averaging 16.8 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, and 0.9 BPG in 11 starts this season with the Blue Coats, on shooting splits of .457/.400/.850.