T.J. Warren

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What T.J. Warren brings to his Suns homecoming (Bright Side of the Sun)

The veteran wing spent the first five years of his career in Phoenix...could he help deliver a title in what will probably brief return?

He could slot in as the starting power forward, but the Suns may prefer to keep him as a scoring engine off the bench in favor of a better defender in the starting lineup. He also maintains his wily array of moves when he gets the ball in the paint, and he’s able to hit some difficult shots against tough defenders in those situations. He will only rarely try to take the ball all the way to the cup these days, favoring a couple of steps followed by the pull-up jumper when he receives the ball on the perimeter. has been playing a bench role for the Nets and sitting out a few games seemingly strategically with minor injuries a couple of weeks ago. Not a single Suns team for which he played reached the 40 win mark, and so when he was traded to the While most fans recognized his ability to put the ball in the bucket, he often drew criticism for his lack of playmaking ability (he averaged about 1 assist per game in 28 minutes as a Sun), questionable defense, and lack of a developed long-range game.

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Phoenix's T.J. Warren inactive for Friday's game versus Pacers (numberFire)

Warren and Darius Bazley will not suit up on Friday after they were traded to Phoenix at the trading deadline. Expect Torrey Craig to play more minutes at ...

Warren inactive for Friday's game versus Pacers](/nba/player-news/224057/phoenix-s-t-j-warren-inactive-for-friday-s-game-versus-pacers)February 10th, 2023 [Suns' Jock Landale starting on Thursday](/nba/player-news/224025/suns-jock-landale-starting-on-thursday)February 9th, 2023 [Jock Landale coming off Suns' bench on Friday](/nba/player-news/224106/jock-landale-coming-off-suns-bench-on-friday)February 10th, 2023 [Josh Okogie starting for Suns on Friday; Jock Landale to bench](/nba/player-news/224105/josh-okogie-starting-for-suns-on-friday-jock-landale-to-bench)February 10th, 2023 [Damion Lee coming off Suns' bench on Friday night](/nba/player-news/224065/damion-lee-coming-off-suns-bench-on-friday-night)February 10th, 2023 [Phoenix's Devin Booker (injury management) starting on Friday, Damion Lee to bench](/nba/player-news/224064/phoenix-s-devin-booker-injury-management-starting-on-friday-damion-lee-to-bench)February 10th, 2023 [Phoenix's T.J. [Clippers' Nicolas Batum (back) listed as available on Friday](/nba/player-news/224129/clippers-nicolas-batum-back-listed-as-available-on-friday)February 10th, 2023 [Aaron Wiggins starting for Thunder on Friday](/nba/player-news/224128/aaron-wiggins-starting-for-thunder-on-friday)February 10th, 2023 [Jaylin Williams coming off Thunder's bench Friday with Aaron Wiggins starting](/nba/player-news/224127/jaylin-williams-coming-off-thunder-s-bench-friday-with-aaron-wiggins-starting)February 10th, 2023 [Clippers' Nicolas Batum (back) questionable on Friday](/nba/player-news/224126/clippers-nicolas-batum-back-questionable-on-friday)February 10th, 2023 [Keon Johnson (ankle) available for Blazers on Friday](/nba/player-news/224125/keon-johnson-ankle-available-for-blazers-on-friday)February 10th, 2023 [Zeke Nnaji (shoulder) out again for Denver on Saturday](/nba/player-news/224124/zeke-nnaji-shoulder-out-again-for-denver-on-saturday)February 10th, 2023

Suns' T.J. Warren: Won't debut Friday (CBSSports.com)

Warren (recently traded) won't play Friday against the Pacers, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports. The 29-year-old was traded from the Nets to the ...

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