T.J. Warren finally made his long-awaited return to an NBA court on Friday. Now what’s in front of him?
“Just effort,” Warren said. “My ability to be versatile out there, be a two-way player, something I took pride in since coming into the NBA, being able to guard multiple guys. And just be able to be that three-level scorer at the same time and just try“Just being aggressive when I go out there, taking pressure off the guys and just being myself. I could always score in this league, so just staying aggressive as well as take pride in defending.
Despite trying to manage expectations, Warren had 10 points on 5-for-11 shooting and added four rebounds in his return, looking like he’d never left. His 16:38 stint — with his mother Althea among the sellout Barclays Center crowd — represented the emotional capstone of a two-year fight to get back.“I’ve been talking to my mom a lot. She’s been keeping me emotionally in sync,” Warren said. “Family and friends, they’ve been in my corner through the ups and downs the past two years.
“He’s a scorer. He’s started to stretch his game to 3, which, early in his career, he didn’t do that. His ability to hit little runners and fadeaways and touch-up shots. … At the end of the day he can score the basketball, and we’ll try to put him in positions where he can think instinctively and just play.”Warren doesn’t rely on raw athleticism as much as constant motion and savvy cutting.
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