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Today's Linkster #33 · NBA

Chris Paul to T.J. McConnell

On Saturday, October 3, 2026, everyone playing the NBA Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Chris Paul to T.J. McConnell in as few links as possible. Par was 3, counted through colleges and draft classes, but any shared college, jersey number, team or draft class counted as a move.

The two players

  • Chris Paul (G, 2017–2026) College: Wake Forest. Teams: Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs. Number: #3. Drafted: 2005.
  • T.J. McConnell (G, 2017–2026) College: Arizona. Teams: Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. Number: #9.

Seasons 2017–2026. Jersey numbers and teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

1 player solved it on the day. 1 beat par with a shortcut, and 1 matched or beat it in all. The winning run was Huk's: 2 links in 0:21.8.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges and draft classes alone it takes 3, which is par:

  1. Chris Paul
  2. Wake Forest John Collins
  3. 2017 Draft Lauri Markkanen
  4. Arizona T.J. McConnell

With every kind of link counting, it could be done in 2:

  1. Chris Paul
  2. Houston Rockets · Los Angeles Clippers James Harden
  3. Philadelphia 76ers T.J. McConnell

This day was rebuilt from later player data, so the route above may differ slightly from the original.