Report: Suns attempted to trade for 76ers PG T.J. McConnell
Oct 16, 2018, 5:31 PM | Updated: Oct 17, 2018, 9:53 am
Philadelphia 76ers' T.J. McConnell in action during Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Monday, May 7, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Phoenix Suns offered the Philadelphia 76ers a second-round pick for point guard T.J. McConnell and that offer was declined, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey.
The 26-year-old McConnell has proven to be one of the league’s more reliable backup point guards after playing under Sean Miller at the University of Arizona. In 22.4 minutes per game last year, McConnell averaged 6.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game.
In the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics, Sixers head coach Brett Brown elected to start McConnell later in the series to give the team some more ball-handling and another pick-and-roll threat. McConnell started two games in the playoffs and played 15.5 minutes a night over 10 games.
McConnell makes $1.6 million this season before becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer.
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