When the Indiana Pacers traded for T.J. Warren on NBA Draft night in 2019, most fans wouldn’t have bet money that Warren would have been a very substantial part of the team’s success this year.
An even fewer amount of fans would have bet that they’d be thinking about Warren as a building block for the team for years to come, but he’s stepped into a role that matches up with that kind of future with the team.
Warren, who had spent his entire year before being traded to the Pacers with the Phoenix Suns, had never had a year that was really complete.