TJ Warren, a former Indiana Pacers forward, developed into a Hall of Fame-caliber player at that particular period in the league’s history because of something in the water of the Orlando NBA bubble in 2020. Monday night, TJ Warren contributed in the same manner to the Brooklyn Nets’ 125-117 away victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
TJ Warren this evening
23 PTS8, REB9, and 14 FG
His first game with 20 points in precisely two years.
Warren’s impressive performance off the bench gave the Nets a big boost. In 27 minutes on the court against the Cavaliers, he shot 9 for 14 from the field, making two 3-pointers in addition to two steals and two assists.
The Nets signed the veteran in July to a $2.63 million one-year contract while they waited for him to heal from a foot ailment that led him to miss a number of games at the start of the 2022–23 NBA regular season.
Oh, that's pretty @TonyWarrenJr pic.twitter.com/UomIHvxRsR
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 27, 2022
The 29-year-old Warren has always been a go-getter, which is why he caught people’s attention when still playing for the NC State Wolfpack, and he’s starting to exhibit that again now that he’s readjusting to the intense competition of the NBA after a protracted layoff.
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Warren has scored in double digits seven times in his first 10 games with the Nets this season, but prior to his 23-point performance against the Cavaliers, he had never tallied more than 14 points in a game. If Warren starts to gel as he did in the Cleveland game on a more regular basis, the Nets will become even more dangerous.
