 Ṣẹkún gbólóhùn tó tẹ lé e yìí: Boston Celtics ní December 8, Hardaway gba ìdíje NBA rẹ àkọkọ. Pẹlu Carmelo Anthony ati Raymond Felton ti o joko ni ere Ọjọ Keresimesi lodi si Oklahoma City Thunder, Hardaway ṣe deede si iṣẹ rẹ ti o ga julọ pẹlu awọn aaye 21. Hardaway je okan lara awon eniyan meta ti won yan fun idije Eastern Conference NBA Rookie of the Month fun osu kejila. Hardaway gba ọpọ ìkéde fún dídá Ray Allen ní January 9. Ní ọjọ kọkàndínlọgbọn oṣù kíní, wọn pè é ní olùkópa Rising Stars Challenge gẹgẹ bí apá kan ètò ìdìbò : Ọsẹ òpin Ìṣeré Àgbáyé 2014 NBA. Ni alẹ ti o tẹle Hardaway ṣeto iṣẹ kan ti o ga julọ pẹlu ere ti o ga julọ ti o ni ibatan pẹlu Carmelo Anthony awọn aaye 29 lodi si Cleveland Cavaliers. Hardaway je okan lara awon oludije merin ti won yan fun idije Eastern Conference NBA Rookie of the Month fun January. Ni February 14 Rising Stars Challenge, Hardaway ni 36 ojuami, pẹlu 7 mẹta-ojuami ibọn, ọpọlọpọ ti o wa ni ogun ọkan-si-ọkan pẹlu Dion Waiters. Hardaway je okan lara awon meta ti won wa ninu idije Rookie of the Month fun February Eastern Conference, sugbon Victor Oladipo ni o jebi re. Lẹyìn tí Hardaway ti gba àmì-ẹyẹ ọsẹ NBA ní ọjọ 17 oṣù kẹta, tí ó sì gba àmì-ẹyẹ Rookie of the Month ní Eastern Conference ní oṣù kẹta. O tun jẹ oludije fun Oludari Igbimọ Ila-oorun ti Oṣooṣu ni Oṣu Kẹrin. Hardaway parí ní ipò karùn-ún nínú ìdìbò fún àmì-ẹyẹ NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Bi abajade ti rẹ karun-ibi pari ni awọn lọtọ NBA All-Rookie Team dìbò o je a akọkọ egbe NBA All-Rookie yiyan. 