SALT LAKE CITY – T.J. Warren made a promise to himself as he was working to get back on an NBA roster this season: he wouldn't step on an airplane again until it was a team airplane.
No vacations that required air travel, just keep working in his home of Raleigh, N.C. to find a way back.
"It was like a little deal to myself," Warren said. "I'm not getting on a plane unless it was a team plane."
So when the Wolves wanted him to sign a 10-day contract, Warren packed up his car (with his father) and drove from Raleigh to Minneapolis in a trip that would take about 19 hours, per Google Maps, if done in one shot — while obeying speed limits.