[Wojnarowski] Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell has agreed on a four-year, $45 million extension, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Deal takes total worth of McConnell’s contract to $54M over five years.
Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell has agreed on a four-year, $45 million extension, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Deal takes total worth of McConnell’s contract to $54M over five years. pic.twitter.com/knBuakvOzt
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 30, 2024
by mvanigan
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Well deserved. Guy is a baller
Amazing deal
He was instrumental in getting Indiana to the ECF. Absolutely well-deserved.
good deal for both, lowish AAV for indy and TJ gets a deal that takes him until he’s 36 as a small guard
TJ has had a solid NBA career
the goat
The biggest point guard contract extension of this week for sure
As a Knicks fan I don’t like this guy, plays his heart out damn near every play. Get that bag.
It’s crazy because around the middle of the season, he didn’t play much and there were comments of wanting him to get moved or even fans wanting him to retire and join the coaching staff.
TJ will (probably) retire a Pacer. Love this dude, super happy to keep him around.
TJ McConnell playing nine full seasons with only two teams tells me he’s not only a great backup PG, but a fantastic teammate that guys want to keep around as well. You just don’t see players of his caliber and position with this little team movement and no sign of potentially getting dealt in the near future
This guy gave Boston a harder time than Kyrie
LFG!!!!!!
TJ seems to love being a Pacer and probably has a future with our organization as a coach whenever he calls it quits. What he brings to our culture is well worth the possibility of this being a slight overpay for the last 1-2 years. Great job by our front office.
cheap af
Future Pacers Coach
seeing TJ at arizona i wouldn’t have expected a career lasted at least 10 seasons. good for TJ
People can hate on Sam Hinkie and the process all they want, it discovered some real gems in the process. TJ never would have gotten a real NBA look without it.
LET’S FUCKING GO
I sat next to the pacers stationary bike and TJ was very nice to the fans in the area. Very happy to have him on our team.
My beloved
We out here!!
That sucks, TJ lives rent free in my head
This is well deserved. As a Knicks fan, I shuddered every time McConnell would come in the game last year – the dude averaged something like 12/6/3 + a steal in 20mins a game against us last EC semi-finals. He’s an absolute dawg, hustling on every single possession, and deserves this kind of respect + money
That’s a steal for what TJ brings. Pacer fans should be very happy
I love TJ and now I never have to stop loving TJ
Love this for TJ. He’s an awesome dude.
more than $80M in career earnings for a 6’1” unathletic non-shooting 5th year senior that went undrafted in 2015. TJ McConnell is every small white kid from Pittsburgh’s hero.