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T.J. Warren’s traditionalist case for a spot in the Suns’ future

If the “tweener” has gone away and been replaced with the swiss army knife, Draymond Green type, then basketball’s new worst archetype is the non-shooter. For better or worse, the Suns’ TJ Warren will be looked at as one of the game’s preeminent non-shooters until recognizable improvement comes. It’s a work in progress.

The shot itself is not broken; at it’s worst, it’s a combination of LeBron James’s fader and Shawn Marion’s flick. At it’s best, it still just looks a whole lot like James’s inconsistent jumper. Warren lacks a full-on giddyup gather, instead poking his right foot just behind the line when he goes up to shoot.