Former NC State ACC Player of the Year TJ Warren has signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Knicks.

Knicks are signing veteran wing TJ Warren to an Exhibit 10 deal, per SNY sources

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) October 2, 2024

What is an Exhibit 10 deal?

Here’s what Google’s AI cooked up:

An Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year, minimum salary, non-guaranteed NBA contract that teams can use to bring in players for Summer League competition. The contract can include an optional bonus of up to $75,000 if the player spends at least 60 days with the team’s G League affiliate after being waived.

Conversion to two-way contract: Teams can convert an Exhibit 10 contract into a two-way contract before the regular season begins. This guarantees the bonus and makes the contract a two-way contract.

Maximum number of contracts: Each team can have up to six Exhibit 10 contracts at a time.

Roster spot: If a player is kept on the 15-man roster after the regular season begins, their contract becomes a standard minimum deal.

Compensation protection: Exhibit 10 contracts don’t come with compensation protection.

When the contract becomes fully guaranteed: If the team doesn’t guarantee the deal, it becomes fully guaranteed on January 10. However, in reality, contracts become fully guaranteed on January 7 because players must clear waivers by January 10 to avoid this.

Warren is looking to find a new NBA home as he approaches his 10th NBA season. Last year, TJ played in only 11 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 3.7 points in 11.4 minutes per game. In 2022-23, Warren played in 42 games split between Brooklyn and Phoenix, averaging 7.5 points in 16.4 minutes per game. Prior to that, TJ missed the entire 2021-22 due to a foot injury, which also caused him to miss all but 4 games of the 2020-21 season.

It’s been a rough couple of years for the former ACC Player of the Year (2014), but prior to that, Warren had been a starter in the NBA for 5 straight seasons, averaging 14+ points per game in each of those seasons.

Former NC State Tight End Trent Pennix has been signed to the Indianapolis Colts Practice Squad.

Glory to God! Blessed to be back Indy! 🤝🏾 https://t.co/ZZ2f4bqyKj

— Trent Pennix (@TeePenn6) October 1, 2024

After going undrafted in April, Indianapolis signed Pennix to an Undrafted Free Agent deal. In the first game of the 2024 NFL Preseason, Pennix suffered a groin injury, and was waived. When Pennix wasn’t claimed off of waivers, Indy put him on their IR.

Pennix was being used as a Running Back with the Colts, instead of Tight End, which is where he ended his career at NC State. Originally, NC State recruited Pennix out of Sanderson High School as a Running Back, and that was his position with the Wolfpack his first couple of seasons.

In his final year in Raleigh, Pennix had 15 receptions for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also rushed the ball 2 times for 67 yards and a touchdown.

This is a great opportunity for Pennix, and lucrative one at that. People might not realize that players on an NFL Practice Squad make $12,500 per week in 2024. If you are in your first year in the NFL, and are on the Practice Squad for the full 18 weeks, you would make $225,000.

Pennix joins a handful of other players on NFL Practice Squads.

NC State Players on NFL Practice Squads

RB Trent Pennix – Colts

WR Thayer Thomas – Vikings

DT TY McGill – 49ers

S Tanner Ingle – Rams

DT Cory Durden – Rams

LB Vi Jones – Bucs

WR Kelvin Harmon – Cowboys

The New York Yankees will open up their AL Division Series matchup against either the Royals or the Orioles on Sunday. They will obviously be going with their ace, Gerrit Cole. However, they announced on Wednesday that they will be going with former NC State pitcher, Carlos Rodon, for Game 2 on Monday.

He was in contention to start Game 2 with Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt, but Schmidt is just coming back off of inury and Gil has been erratic down the stretch. Meanwhile, Rodon has been solid.

Rodon hasn’t given up more than 2 runs in any of his previous 5 starts and has 34 strikeouts over that span.

Rodon finishd the season with a 3.96 ERA and 195 Ks. That’s the second most strikeouts in his career (best was 237 with San Francisco in 2022). It was his 4th best season in terms of ERA over his 10 year career.

But, the former Wolfpacker hasn’t fared very well against Baltimore this season. Over 2 starts he has a 9.00 ERA. However, he has dominated Kansas City. In those 2 starts he has a 2.08 ERA and 12ks over 13 innings.

Let’s hope he’s matched up against KC in this one!

The 2024 MLB Playoffs kickoff today with the Wild Card Round.

NC State has had 12 former players go on to play in the MLB playoffs, and 2 of them are playin in the playoffs this year: SS Trea Turner (Phillies) and P Carlos Rodon (Yankees).

SS Trea Turner (2016-17, 19, 21-24) – 7 trips to the playoffs/56 games
SS Adam Everett (2004, 05) – 2 trips to the playoffs/19 games
3B Tracy Woodson (1988) – 1 trip to the playoffs/7 games
OF Dave Robertson (1917) – 1 trip to the playoffs/6 games
LHP Mike Caldwell (1981, 82) – 2 trips to the playoffs/6 games
RHP Tim Stoddard (1979, 84) – 2 trips to the playoffs/6 games
2B/3B Doug Strange (1995) – 1 trip to the playoffs/6 games
SS Jimmy Brown (1942) – 1 trip to the playoffs/5 games
RHP Joey Devine (2005) – 1 trip to the plyoffs/3 games
LHP Carlos Rodon (2020-21, 24) – 3 trips to the playoffs/2 games
LHP Kemp Wicker (1937) – 1 trip to the playoffs/1 game
LHP Dan Plesac (1999) – 1 trip to the playoffs/1 game

Nine of the Twelve former Wolfpack players went on to play in the Semi-Finals.

Turner (3x)
Stoddard (3x)
Everett (2x)
Robertson (2x*)
Wicker (2x*)
Woodson (1x)
Caldwell (1x)
Strange (1x)
Brown (1x)

*There were no playoffs, only a World Series