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Anthony "T. J." Warren Jr. (born September 5, 1993) is an American professional
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player for the
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of the
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(NBA). He played
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as a
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for the
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in the
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(ACC). In the 2013–14 season, he earned consensus second-team All-American honors and was named the
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after leading the conference in scoring with an average of 24.9 points per game. Warren was picked in the first round of the
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with the 14th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, where he spent five seasons with the team before being traded to the
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in 2019. After signing with the
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in 2022, he was traded back to the Suns in 2023.


High school career

Warren graduated from
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, but Warren also attended Riverside High School and
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prior to Brewster. He averaged 14 points per game on Word of God's team and his team finished the season at 24–3. While at Brewster Academy in
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, Warren was a small forward for his varsity basketball team. Warren earned 1st Team All NEPSAC honors and led his team to the National Prep Championship finishing with a record of 33-1. Ranked number 32 in the MaxPreps Class of 2012 Top 100, Warren became a hot commodity for college recruits. During his senior year of high school, Warren was viewed by multiple colleges, including North Carolina State University, Georgetown, and
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. After visiting some of his prospective schools, Warren officially committed to North Carolina State University on November 2, 2011. Warren was recruited by Orlando Early, the assistant coach at NCSU. Warren was part of the second highest ranked college basketball draft class by CBSsports along with Tyler Lewis and Rodney Purvis. All three of the players were All-Americans and natives of North Carolina. He became the 23rd ranked prospect on the
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recruiting board for the 2012 recruiting class before committing to play for North Carolina State University.


College career


NC State (2012–2014)


Freshman season

As part of the
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, as a freshman Warren averaged 12.1 points a game and 4.2 rebounds in 27 minutes per game earning him a spot on the ACC All-Freshmen Team. He also led the ACC in shooting percentage that year at .622, or 62.2%. Warren's best game that season came against Florida State on February 19, 2013, where he scored 31 points and had 13 rebounds. He helped lead the Wolfpack back into the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament. As an 8 seed, they lost to Temple University in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The loss ended the team's season with a 24–11 record.


Sophomore season

Warren decided to stay for his sophomore year despite being rated as one of the top 31 prospects in the NBA draft during his freshman year. His main influence was his father who convinced him that playing another year at NC State would benefit Warren more, by allowing him to further develop his basketball skills and also improve his
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spot for the NBA. His father is Tony Warren Sr., who played for NC State from 1977 to 1979 under
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. Warren only averaged 27 minutes a game his freshman season, but knew his minutes would increase his sophomore year due to
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's basketball team losing all of their starters from the previous year. Warren showed great great potential during his Freshman year, but didn’t get to put his talents on full display due to the fact that he played more of a sixth man role as opposed to starting. Warren truly blossomed his sophomore year, he had career highs in points with 41 against Pittsburgh, followed by a 42-point performance versus Boston College. He led his team to the final 64 in NCAA tournament, with a 12 seed, after beating Xavier in the first four, but ended his sophomore season losing to St. Louis in the second round after scoring 28 points. For the year, Warren averaged 24.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game while playing an average of 35.4 minutes per game. Warren led his school to a 22–14 record and went 9–9 in the
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in his sophomore year. He ended up leading the team with 7.1 rebounds per game and 1.8 steals per game. He was also the first player from the school to win
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since
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. In April 2014, Warren declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility.


Awards and honors

In 2014, Warren was in the running for the 38th Annual
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which is awarded to the National Player of the Year for the collegiate basketball season. He was named to the Mid-Season Wooden Watch list where he was one of 25 players seriously considered for the award. At the end of the 2014 season, Warren was one of the top in the ACC in offensive rebounds and was among the league leaders in both overall rebounding and steals. At the conclusion of the regular season, Warren was named
ACC Player of the Year Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year refers to the most outstanding player for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in a given sport for a given season. For lists of individual sport ACC Players of the Year by year: *Atlantic Coast Conferen ...
. Warren was also named second team All-American by the Associated Press and The Sporting News at the end of the season, as well as first team All-ACC. On February 24, 2019, Warren was honored by NC State, with his no. 24 jersey being raised to the rafters of
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in a pregame ceremony.


Professional career


Phoenix Suns (2014–2019)

On June 26, 2014, Warren was selected with the 14th overall pick by the
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in the
2014 NBA draft The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. ...
. On July 12, 2014, Warren made his
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debut, recording 22 points and 4 rebounds in a loss to the
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. He went on to earn All-NBA Summer League second team honors. On August 8, 2014, he signed with the Suns. On October 21, 2014, Warren sustained a small crack in a bone in his left thumb, sidelining him for a few weeks. He returned from injury on November 9 to make his NBA debut against Golden State. He recorded no points in just over a minute of action in a 107–95 win. He went on to record his first NBA career points and rebounds with seven and three respectively in the Suns' 118–114 win over the
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on November 17. During his rookie season, Warren received multiple assignments to the
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of the
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. On March 11, 2015, Warren had a season-best game with 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting and 5 rebounds in a 106–97 win over the
Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...
. On March 29, he scored a season-high 18 points in a season defining 109–97 loss to the
Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays i ...
. On April 4, he scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in a close 107–106 loss. Finally, to end the 2014–15 season, Warren had his first professional start as a power forward in a loss to the
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. In July 2015, Warren re-joined the Suns for the
2015 NBA Summer League The 2015 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA: the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League a ...
. After averaging 22.4 points per game in Las Vegas, Warren earned All-NBA Summer League first team honors. On November 12, 2015, he tied his career-high of 18 points in a 118–104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Four days later, Warren surpassed that mark by scoring 19 points in a 120–101 win over the
Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
. He was once again very efficient against the Lakers, being the ninth time he made two-thirds of his shots on at least nine attempts in his first 50 NBA appearances, becoming the first player since
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to do so. On November 27, he scored a then career-high 28 points in a loss to the Golden State Warriors. Two days later, he recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a 107–102 win over the
Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...
. On December 31, he scored a career-high 29 points in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On February 2, 2016, Warren was ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken right foot. In September 2016, Warren returned to the court for the first time in nine months. The following month, he was named the team's starting small forward to begin the season with
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out injured. On October 28, 2016, Warren scored a career-high 30 points in a 113–110 overtime loss to the
Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays i ...
. On November 2, he had his third 20-point game of the season, scoring 27 points in a 118–115 overtime win over the
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. Two days later, Warren recorded 18 points and six rebounds, and made a critical game-winning dunk with 7.1 seconds left in overtime, to lead the Suns to a 112–111 win over the
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. On November 23, he was ruled out indefinitely due to a minor head injury. He returned to action on December 17 against the
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after missing 13 games. He returned to the starting line-up on December 31 against the
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, and on January 2, he led the Suns with 24 points in a 109–98 loss to the
Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
. On March 9, he had 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in a 122–110 loss to the
Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
. On April 7, he set a new career high with 16 rebounds to go with 23 points in a 120–99 win over the
Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays i ...
. On September 26, 2017, Warren signed a four-year, $50 million contract extension with the Suns. On November 1, 2017, he scored 28 of his career-high 40 points in the second half of the Suns' 122–116 win over the
Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast D ...
. On November 11, 2017, he had a 35-point effort in a 118–110 win over the
Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...
. On November 17, 2018, Warren scored 23 points in a 110–100 loss to the
Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays i ...
. It was his fifth straight 20-point game, a career best. On December 13, he scored a season-high 30 points in a 99–89 win over the
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.


Indiana Pacers (2019–2022)

On June 20, 2019, Warren and the 32nd overall pick in the
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were traded to the
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. The pick was then traded to the
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in exchange for three second-round picks. The Pacers sent money back to the
Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
. The trade was finalized on July 6, 2019. On February 12, 2020, Warren scored a team-high 35 points on 16-19 shooting, along with seven rebounds and four steals in a 118–111 victory over the
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. That season, he was one of three players on the roster using T. J. as their professional first name, along with teammates
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and
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. On August 1, in the
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, Warren scored a new career-high 53 points on 20/29 shooting (including 9/12 three-pointers scored) in a 127–121 win over the
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. He was also the first player to score 50+ points since the return of the NBA post hiatus. The performance was the third most points a player had ever scored in a single game in franchise history, behind
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's 57 points in 1992, and
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's 55 points in 2005. On August 15, Warren was named to the All-Bubble First Team after averaging 31 points across the 8 bubble seeding games. On December 31, 2020, the
Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first esta ...
announced that Warren would undergo surgery to repair a small left
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. Warren underwent surgery for the stress fracture as planned on January 4, 2021. On March 17, 2022, Warren was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. He had not played a game during the season.


Brooklyn Nets (2022–2023)

On July 7, 2022, Warren signed with the
Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The t ...
. On December 2, he made his Nets debut, putting up 10 points, four rebounds, and one steal in a 114–105 win over the
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.


Return to Phoenix (2023–present)

On February 9, 2023, Warren was traded, alongside
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, to the
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in exchange for
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,
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,
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, four future first-round picks and a pick swap.


Personal life

Warren is the son of former North Carolina State basketball player and
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singer Tony Warren.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

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Playoffs

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NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university ...
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NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university ...
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NC State Wolfpack bio
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