Almost 25 Minutes of Kevin Johnson & Tim Hardaway Highlights

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Almost 25 minutes of 2 point guards that entered the league in similar time periods, covering their respective careers.

Starting off the video is some rare Kevin Johnson on the Cavaliers highlights. Originally drafted to Cleveland, Johnson had to sit behind other-worldy point guard Mark Price, so following his rookie season would be shipped to the Phoenix Suns in a deal highlighted by Larry Nance going in return to Cleveland.

Around the same time, a guard out of UTEP named Tim Hardaway was beginning to prove himself in a Golden State Warrior jersey as one of the top guards in the world with an impossible to guard crossover.

The two would enjoy success in their careers in Phoenix and Golden State respectively, competing in the same conference but never going head to head in the playoffs.

A midseason trade in 1996 would send Hardaway to the Miami Heat, coached by Pat Riley and led by Center Alonzo Mourning. In his time with Miami, head assistant Stan Van Gundy believed Tim was the best player and the most crucial player during that era of Miami Heat basketball, laying the groundwork for future success with Riley at the helm.

3 years prior, Kevin Johnson was the second best player on a Finals-run Phoenix Suns squad, with KJ providing crucial statlines for the Suns to win big games in the playoffs. Johnson had a penchant for coming in the clutch.

Tim Hardaway was recently voted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. This video was originally made prior to the announcement that he would be inducted. Kevin Johnson has yet to be inducted into the HOF.

Do you think KJ deserves to be in the Hall of Fame?