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NBA Training Camp begins at the end of the month, so it’s about time for us to give you an update the former Wolfpack players currently in the league.

TJ Warren had surgery on his broken foot back in February and missed the remainder of the season, and will soon be back running full speed with the rest of the Phoenix Suns. Before his second season was abruptly ended by injury, Warren was averaging 11 points per game in 22.8 minutes. He shot 50.1% from the field and 40% from three-point land. Warren is set to make $2.2 million in his third year, and projects to come off the bench behind P.J. Tucker.

Anthony “Cat” Barber went undrafted this Summer after forgoing his Senior season, but officially signed his contract with the 76ers on August 31st, but his spot on the final 15 man roster isn’t guaranteed. Barber averaged 6.2 points per game (41.7 FG%)for the Pelicans in the Summer League.

J.J. Hickson’s career in the NBA might officially be over. The Denver Nuggets waived Hickson back in February, and was picked up by the Wizards roughly a week later. While on the Wizards, Hickson only played in 15 games, and averaged a meager 8.7 minutes per game, which was a career low. According to RotoWorld, Hickson is finalizing a deal with Fujian in China. In his 8 year NBA career, Hickson averaged 10 points and 7 rebounds.

As of now it looks like Lorenzo Brown will be the Detroit Pistons third point guard. Brown’s competition is Ray MacCallum. At this point it looks like Brown might have the edge, but the two will have to duke it out in camp. Brown has the edge for a couple of reasons. First, he has the advantage with familiarity. He served two 10-day contract stints with the Pistons at the end of last season, and then played with them in the playoffs. He has spent a lot of time with the Pistons D-League team in the past as well. Second, Brown was a standout in the summer league. Third, Brown has the height advantage over MacCallum. After drafting point guard Ish Smith (6’0″), Brown’s size (6’5″) off of the bench could be beneficial.

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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T-Wolves Sign Former NC State Forward TJ Warren for Remainder of the Season

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Back during the first week of March, former All-ACC NC State Forward TJ Warren signed a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. After finding success as a scoring option off the bench, the T-Wolves signed him to another 10-day contract.

With only 11 games remaining in the regular season, Minnesota went ahead and signed him for the rest of regular season yesterday.

In the 7 games Warren has played for the T-Wolves, he has averaged 4.1 points per game in 14.0 minutes of play, shooting 47.8% from the field and 38.2% from beyond the arc.

Warren has not played in Minnesota’s past two games, but he has a chance to prove his worth once again tonight in the T-Wolves matchup vs. the Pistons. As things currently stand, Minnesota sits in 3rd place in the Western Conference.

Here’s a look at the former ACC Player of the Year’s stats over 10 seasons.

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Former NC State All-American Nyheim Hines Signs 1-Year Deal With Cleveland

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Former NC State All-American Nyheim Hines has signed a 1-year deal with the Cleveland Browns worth up to $3.5 million.

Maybe Cleveland will use Hines to his full potential. If you’re not using him as a Swiss Army Knife in the passing game, you’re wasting an opportunity.

The former All-ACC Running Back Hines missed all of last season due to a torn ACL he suffered in a boating accident.

This will be Hines’ 7th season in the NFL.

When you look at what former NC State players have done in the NFL, Hines ranks in the Top-10 in Rushing and Receiving.

His 1,015 rushing yards ranks 7th in school history and his 10 rushing touchdowns rank 9th. Hines’ 240 receptions rank 8th and his 1,778 receiving yards rank 10th.

In the return game, he’s one of the best to represent NC State in the NFL as well. His 1,015 punt return yards ranks 2nd in school history and his 817 kickoff return yards rank 6th. Hines’ 2 punts returned for TD’s ranks 3rd, and his 2 kickoffs taken to the house ranks 1st.

 

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Former NC State Quarterback Jacoby Brissett Signs 1-Year Deal with Pats

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Former NC State Quarterback Jacoby Brissett is signing a 1-year deal with the New England Patriots, rejoining the team that drafted him in the 3rd Round back in 2016.

The deal is worth $8 million.

After the Pats traded away Quarterback Mac Jones to the Jaguars yesterday, it’s abundantly clear what they are planning to do with the 3rd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

After winning a Super Bowl in his lone season in New England in 2016, Brissett went on to spend 4 seasons in Indy, before spending the next 3 seasons in 3 different cities: Miami, Cleveland and Washington.

Brissett has had a great career as a backup Quarterback through 8 seasons in the NFL, playing in 79 games (starting 48), throwing for 10,574 yards and 51 touchdowns, with 23 interceptions, and a QB Rating of 85.3.

Brissett ranks 5th in NC State history in career passing yards and touchdowns, and 3rd in QB Rating by a former Wolfpack player in the NFL.

Prior to making a dime from New England in 2024, Brissett has made $50.9 million through his first 8 seasons in the league.

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Former NC State Defensive Tackle Justin Jones Signs with Arizona

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Former NC State Defensive Tackle Justin Jones (2014-17) has signed a 3-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

The deal is worth a total of $30.1 million, with $19.75 million guaranteed.

Jones spent the past two seasons in Chicago, where he started in every game, recording 101 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.

In 2018, Jones was taken in the 3rd round by the Chargers. After playing in 15 games as a reserve as a rookie, Jones started for the Bolts for the next 3 years before signing with the Bears.

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