NC State basketball legend TJ Warren appears worthy of a return to the NBA.
There are currently no NC State basketball alumni in the NBA this season, but that could change with former Wolfpack forward TJ Warren.
The 31-year-old Warren, selected 14th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft and NC State’s most recent ACC Player of the Year, has averaged 14.3 points over nine seasons with four different teams, most recently playing in 11 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2023-24 season. Despite participating in training camp with the New York Knicks in October, he is not on an NBA roster this year.
However, Warren is making a name for himself with the Knicks’ G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks.
On Thursday night, the 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward from Durham, N.C., scored a team-high 26 points in a 115-107 victory against the Delaware Blue Coats, helping Westchester improve to 4-1. He shot 7-for-19 from the field, 3-for-9 from beyond the arc, and was perfect at the free-throw line (4-for-4), while also contributing nine rebounds and five assists in 37 minutes as a starter.
He has participated in all five of Westchester’s games, posting averages of 25.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.2 assists.
“Warren received backing from some Knicks coaches and front office staff to secure a spot on the regular-season roster,” NBA insider Ian Begley noted after the New York team waived him before the season opener. “He’s expected to be considered for a return to the team during the season.”
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