Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Anthony "T. J." Warren Jr. was born on September 5, 1993, in Durham, North Carolina. He is a forward in the NBA.

 He played college basketball as a small forward for the NC State Wolfpack in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In the 2013–14 season, he earned consensus second-team All-American honors and was named the ACC Player of the Year after leading the conference in scoring with 24.9 points per game.

Warren was picked in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 14th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, where he spent five seasons with the team before being traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2019. During the NBA bubble in 2020, Warren had a breakout performance, averaging 31.0 points per game and a career-high 53-point game against the Philadelphia 76ers. After injuries derailed his final few years in Indiana, Warren signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2022 and was traded back to the Suns in 2023.