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ANALYSIS: The Pacers remained quiet in advance of Thursday's trade deadline. What they did confirm, though, was some bad news regarding T.J. Warren: the forward won't return this season. Ugh. That sucks, but that also means Indiana will need to have their role players step up a bit and play better than ever while they keep their roles intact as there won't be more moves going forward.
It is probable that the biggest beneficiaries of Warren's news are going to be both Caris Levert and Doug McDermot, given their skill sets and the positions they play, but don't forget about T.J. McConnell. Even though he's more of a guard, McConnell has been great for the Pacers this year coming off the bench and is putting together a rather efficient season with an average of 0.95 FP/min in 40 games.
McConnell has played eight games since the break averaging 26 MPG in that span, though he's played 29+ minutes in three of his last four matches. Going back a week to Mar. 17 and in the five games up to Mar. 24, T.J. averaged a 12-3-7-1 line while shooting an impressive 66% from the floor on 8 FGA. McConnell is not a three-point threat, but his shooting percentages are impressive (54.5 FG% on the year) and he's good at both dishing out dimes (6+ APG) and rebounding considering he's a point (3.5+ RPG).
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