Suns forward TJ Warren traded to Pacers, per report

By Jesse Reed

·Updated: June 20, 2019

The Phoenix Suns have reportedly traded small forward TJ Warren to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, ahead of the 2019 NBA Draft.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the deal.

Suns will send the No. 32 pick to Pacers too, source tells ESPN. Pacers are taking Warren into salary cap space. https://t.co/NN0gxs4e8L
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2019

Per Wojnarowski, the deal was primarily about unloading Warren’s contract.

Pacers will send cash to Suns in deal, league source tells ESPN. Suns wanted to unload the three years, $35M on Warren’s deal to create space.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2019

Warren, 25, was the 14th overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft out of North Carolina. He has become quite a scoring machine in the past couple of years, averaging 19.6 points per game in 2017-18 and 18 points per game last season.

Needless to say, the trade should immediately bolster Indiana’s lineup.