He is 30 years old and has a career average of nearly 15+4 points per game. Why did Warren accept a short 10-day contract? There was nothing he could do. He is a free agent this season and no one is interested in him. Warren played in a total of 42 games for the Nets and Suns last season, averaging 16 per game4 minutes, get 75 points 29 rebounds on shooting percentage from the field. 8% and 80%.
After reading this data, many fans feel that Warren can also be used as a substitute. However, if you only look at Warren's performance with the Suns last season, you can see why no team wants him anymore. He played in 16 games for the Suns, averaging 12 games per game3 minutes, only 42 points 31 rebound 07 assists on shooting percentage. 6% and 50%. Warren isn't very old, but back-to-back injuries have left him with a loss of speed and explosiveness, and he has been repeatedly targeted on the defensive end. On the offensive end, Warren can rely on his touch and experience, but on the defensive end, he simply can't keep up with his opponents. Warren's experience is somewhat similar to Oladipo's. He played the best performance of his career before his injury, but fell off a cliff after the injury. In the 2014 NBA Draft, Warren was selected by the Suns with the 14th pick in the first round. Wiggins was the first pick in that draft, Jabari Parker was the second pick, Embiid was the third pick, LaVine was the 13th pick, and Jokic was the 41st pick. Warren's starting point was not low. In his second season in the NBA, he contributed an average of 11+3 per game and shot 40% from three-point range!
In the 2017 offseason, the Suns signed Warren to a four-year contract extension worth $50 million. In the 2017-18 season, he averaged 19. per game for the Suns6 points 51 rebound 13 assists and 1 steal, but shot just 22 from three-point range2%。In the summer of 2019, in order to make room, the Suns sent Warren and the No. 32 rookie to the Pacers in exchange for only a portion of the money.
This deal activates Warren! In the 2019-2020 season, he played the best performance of his career with the Pacers: starting 67 games and contributing 198 points 42 rebounds 15 assists 12 steals. Shooting 536% and 40 three-point shooting3% and 81 free throw percentage9%!The clash between Warren and Butler has become a famous scene in the NBA. In the 2020 campus rematch, Warren contributed an average of 26 per game in 10 games6 points 63 rebounds and 24 assists and a 48% three-point shooting rate. On August 2, 2020, the Pacers defeated the 76ers 127-121. Warren scored 53 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 20-of-29 shooting, and was known as the Park God of War. The last player to score more than 50 points with the Pacers was O'Neal in 2005!
Just as Warren was looking forward to his next big contract, in January 2021, he suffered a stress fracture of the scaphoid bone in his left foot and was out for the season. Only 4 games were played in the 2020-21 season, and the subsequent 2021-22 season did not play 1 game. In the summer of 2022, Warren joined the Nets on a minimum wage contract, but his form was not as good as before, and he was completely reduced to a role player.
Some have had an outbreak in a contract year, and some have been injured in a contract year. Warren was the last. In the summer of 2023, Warren tried out for teams such as the Celtics, but unfortunately did not get the opportunity. Talking about his motivation to play now, Warren said, "I play basketball because I love it, not to make money. I will keep my love for this sport! ”
Do you think Warren can still be a part of the Timberwolves in his current form?