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T.J. Warren played nine games for the G League’s Bakersfield Jam in 2014-15. A first-round pick by the Suns, Warren was with Bakersfield to get some in-game experience at the time.
Ten years later, Warren is back in the G League. He’s there again to get valuable in-game reps.
“It’s been a blessing,” Warren said in an interview with SNY on Tuesday night. “I just wanted to get some reps and get in the flow of playing basketball again and just show health. It’s been great being out here, mentoring the guys, just kind of showing them my experiences and teaching them the right way and having fun with it. Take advantage of every day. No wasted days.”
Warren values every day he’s on a basketball court. Months after averaging 31 points in the NBA bubble during COVID-19, Warren suffered a stress fracture in his foot. He missed most of the next two seasons while undergoing three major surgeries.
He returned in 2022-23, playing in Brooklyn and Phoenix. After the trade to Phoenix, which sent Kevin Durant to the desert, Warren said he “kind of got lost in the shuffle” of teams with different objectives.
Entering this season, Warren, 31, wanted to show the league that he was healthy. He wanted to show that he could handle regular minutes, playing every day.
Mission accomplished. Warren set Westchester’s single-game scoring record this season when he had 47 against Canton. He helped Westchester win its second straight G League Cup earlier in the year. At the moment, he’s averaging 24.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 37 minutes per game. He’s hitting 58 percent of his twos and 37 percent of his threes.
“I have a lot of respect for what he’s doing,” Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said earlier this month. “He’s had a terrific year and he’s been great down there. For our young guys to watch somebody like that, who loves the game, great teammate and obviously he’s been terrific on the floor; I have a lot of respect for that.”
The Knicks have an open roster spot and will have enough room in team salary under the second apron to add a veteran. Warren and Westchester’s Chuma Okeke are among…
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Publish date : 2025-02-26 19:53:00
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