Re-Drafting the 2014 NBA Draft

18. player. 66. <p><strong>Original pick: Tyler Ennis</strong></p> <p>T.J. Warren gets buckets. That is his principle value.</p> <p>Warren was the 2013-2014 ACC Player of the Year after averaging 24.9 points per game in his final college season at NC State, and that allowed him to be drafted at number 14 overall. Obviously (by reading this list), he hasn’t been able to live up to that position to this point, but there are signs of life from Warren.</p> <p>In his second season, the 6-foot-8 forward averaged 11.0 points per game while shooting 50% from the floor and 40% (albeit on a small sample) from three-point range, and those numbers came in just 22.8 minutes per game. Pro-rated on a per-36 minute basis, Warren averaged 17.3 points and with efficiency (54.9% true shooting, 15.7 PER), that is extremely solid.</p> <p>There are drawbacks with Warren’s game, from the fact that he is a classic “tweener” to the realization that he probably won’t be an impactful NBA defender at any point. Still, there is a place and a role for players who are athletic and who can score, and Warren checks both boxes.</p> <p>For me, though, it will probably come in a reserve role and that caps his draft investment here.</p>. SF/PF. NC State. TJ Warren