Nine months later, Hardaway is a finalist for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, which will be announced Wednesday, and is being regarded as a lifesaver for a Nuggets season that could have easily gone off the rails because of injuries. On Monday, Hardaway was a first-half spark plug against Minnesota in the teams’ first-round series. Adelman said everything he imagined Denver was getting with Hardaway has been exceeded.
“Beyond what I expected,” Adelman said. “He is one of the main, main reasons why we survived this season. The guy won us games.
Flat out. Just really, really impactful.” Added Jon Wallace, the Nuggets’ executive vice president of player personnel: “He’s had immense value for us.”New York TimesThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: “Beyond what I expected,” Adelman said. “He is one of …