Paris Basketball has added veteran NBA ahead TJ Warren for the 2026-27 season, the membership introduced on Monday. The 32-year-old arrives after spending the previous two seasons with the Westchester Knicks within the NBA G League, turning into one of the vital skilled former NBA gamers to affix the French membership forward of its third EuroLeague marketing campaign.
Paris described Warren as a participant with “11 seasons and 385 NBA video games beneath his belt,” marking the subsequent chapter in knowledgeable profession that has included stops with the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota Timberwolves, and a number of G League assignments.
Warren appeared in 385 NBA video games, together with 236 begins, averaging 14.3 factors, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 26.9 minutes per recreation whereas capturing an environment friendly 50.5% from the sphere. His finest NBA season got here with Indiana in 2019-20, when he averaged 19.8 factors on 53.6% capturing and 40.3% from three-point vary throughout 67 begins, establishing himself as one of many league’s best scoring forwards.
Accidents slowed the second half of Warren’s NBA profession. He performed solely 4 video games throughout the 2020-21 season earlier than lacking all of 2021-22. He returned in 2022-23 with Brooklyn and Phoenix, averaging 7.5 factors throughout 42 appearances, earlier than making 11 appearances for Minnesota throughout the 2023-24 marketing campaign.
Since then, Warren has rebuilt his profession within the G League with the Westchester Knicks, incomes All-NBA G League Third Crew honors in 2025. Paris will now hope that scoring means interprets to European basketball because the membership continues reshaping its roster.
The transfer comes after Paris completed sixteenth in its first EuroLeague season with a 15-23 file. The membership missed each the playoffs and play-in after closing the common season with a 5-5 file over its remaining 10 video games.
Offensively, Paris relied closely on Nadir Hifi, who averaged a team-high 18.9 factors and three.8 assists in 37 EuroLeague video games. Justin Robinson added 14.6 factors and 4.5 assists earlier than departing to Barcelona this offseason, leaving a big scoring and playmaking void. Jared Rhoden additionally contributed 11.1 factors, whereas Lamar Stevens averaged 9.3 factors.
Warren’s arrival addresses a part of that offensive manufacturing. All through his NBA profession, he developed a status as an environment friendly mid-range scorer able to producing with out dominating possessions. His profession 50.5% field-goal proportion displays that effectivity, and his means to play both ahead spot might present Paris with further lineup flexibility.
Paris has additionally made different offseason adjustments, including Terry Tarpey and Maozinha Pereira whereas shedding head coach Julius Thomas, Robinson, and veteran ahead Derek Willis. Warren turns into the highest-profile addition of the summer season and brings considerably extra NBA expertise than anybody at present on the roster.
