Phoenix and TJ McConnell, it’s a flirtation that goes back. Already, four years ago, the Suns had tried to recover the playmaker, who was then playing for the Sixers. Without success…
This summer, the Arizona franchise returned to the charge for the back-up of Tyrese Haliburton with the Pacers. It must be said that TJ McConnell has little by little established himself as one of the best playmakers in the league coming off the bench, always bringing a lot of energy, vision and defensive pressure on the ball carrier.
Enough to interest Phoenix, which only has one “pure leader” in its squad, with Jordan Goodwin. Frank Vogel assures that Bradley Beal, Devin Booker And Kevin Durant will set up the systems in turn but having an experienced conductor, accustomed to this specific role, is necessarily interesting.
And according to Yahoo! Sportsthe Suns are therefore still on the spot, especially after the departure of Deandre Aytonthey now have some usable contracts to set up the exchange.
This summer, it was very difficult for them to offset the salary of TJ McConnell ($8.7 million) since their main four players took up most of the payroll, and the others were only signed minimally. But now, with the arrival of Grayson Allen (8.9 million) and Nassir Little (6.3 million), they have contracts which can balance the balance within the framework of a “trade”.
Provided of course that one or more Draft choices are sent to convince the Pacers to let go of their player.
| TJ McConnell | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | PHL | 81 | 20 | 47.0 | 34.8 | 63.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 81 | 26 | 46.1 | 20.0 | 81.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 76 | 22 | 49.9 | 43.5 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 76 | 19 | 52.5 | 33.3 | 78.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 71 | 19 | 51.6 | 29.4 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 69 | 26 | 55.9 | 31.3 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 2021-22 | IND | 27 | 24 | 48.1 | 30.3 | 82.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 8.5 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 75 | 20 | 54.3 | 44.1 | 85.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| Total | 556 | 22 | 50.9 | 34.3 | 78.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 7.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
