Patrick Patterson
Patterson with the Toronto Raptors in 2015
Personal information
Born (1989-03-14) March 14, 1989 (age 35)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolHuntington
(Huntington, West Virginia)
CollegeKentucky (2007–2010)
NBA draft2010: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2010–2021
PositionPower forward
Number54, 9
Career history
2010–2013Houston Rockets
2010→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013Sacramento Kings
2013–2017Toronto Raptors
2017–2019Oklahoma City Thunder
2019–2021Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Patrick Patterson (born March 14, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers.

Early life

Patterson, born in Washington, D.C.,[1] grew up in Huntington, West Virginia[2] and graduated from Huntington High School in 2007. During his high school career, Patterson helped lead Huntington High School to three straight state championships. Patterson won his third state championship during his senior season with help from O. J. Mayo.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Patterson was listed as the No. 3 power forward and the No. 17 player in the nation in 2007,[3] and was named a McDonald's All-American.

College career

Patrick Patterson played college basketball for the University of Kentucky (UK). He chose to play for Kentucky rather than Duke or Florida in a highly publicized recruiting battle. He was recruited by Kentucky coach Tubby Smith and his replacement Billy Gillispie.[4][5] Later, in the 2009–10 season, he played for former Memphis coach John Calipari who became Gillispie's replacement in April 2009.

Freshman season

During Patterson's freshman All-American 2007–08 season, he averaged 16.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 0.8 steals, while shooting 57% from the field. After a Kentucky victory over the Ole Miss Rebels, Patterson missed the remainder of the 2007–08 season with a stress fracture in his left ankle. He also claimed he planned on staying at Kentucky rather than participating in the NBA draft.

Sophomore season

Patterson in 2009

For his sophomore season at UK during the 2008–09 season, he and teammate Jodie Meeks became one of the most successful duos that season, and also became the most productive duo at Kentucky, since the days of Dan Issel and Mike Pratt. Patterson scored a career-high 33 points, on 15-of-17 shooting, on December 22, 2008, against the Tennessee State Tigers.[6] During Patterson's sophomore 2008–09 season, he averaged 17.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 0.6 steals, while shooting 60% from the field. On April 18, 2009, Patterson decided to enter his name into the 2009 NBA draft. However, on May 8, 2009, he decided he would return to Kentucky for the third season.

Junior season

Patterson continued to play a crucial role for the team during his junior season. However, with the addition of freshman players John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe, Patterson was no longer required to be the main option for scoring and rebounding. Patterson also improved his outside shot, shooting about 35% from the three-point line all season (compared to no three-pointers made in the previous seasons). During this season, Patterson helped the team win the SEC tournament and achieve a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004. On April 23, 2010, Patterson entered the 2010 NBA draft; by the time of the draft, he had completed his coursework and earned a degree from UK.[7]

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2010–2013)

Patterson with the Houston Rockets in 2012

On June 24, 2010, Patterson was selected in the NBA draft by the Houston Rockets with the fourteenth overall pick. On November 10, he was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.[8] In nine games with the Vipers, Patterson averaged 18.3 points, and 10.3 rebounds in 35 minutes per game.[9] Two days after being recalled by the Rockets,[10] he made his NBA regular season debut on December 15, 2010.[11]

With Luis Scola injured, Patterson had his first NBA start with the Rockets on March 14, 2011, scoring 2 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.[12]

After the Rockets used the amnesty clause to waive Scola, Patterson became the starting power forward for the 2012–13 season.

Sacramento Kings (2013)

On February 20, 2013, Patterson was traded to the Sacramento Kings along with Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich in exchange for Thomas Robinson, Francisco García and Tyler Honeycutt.[13]

Toronto Raptors (2013–2017)

On December 9, 2013, the Kings traded Patterson, along with Greivis Vásquez, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes to the Toronto Raptors for Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray.[14]

On July 12, 2014, Patterson re-signed with the Raptors[15] to a reported three-year, $18 million contract.[16]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2017–2019)

On July 10, 2017, Patterson signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[17] On August 10, 2017, he underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on his left knee.[18] On August 1, 2019, Patterson and the Thunder agreed to a buyout, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.[19][20]

Los Angeles Clippers (2019–2021)

On August 16, 2019, Patterson signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.[21]

On September 23, 2021, Patterson signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[22] However, he was waived on October 16, after two preseason games.[23]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Houston 52 6 16.7 .558 .000 .714 3.8 .8 .3 .7 6.3
2011–12 Houston 64 1 23.2 .440 .000 .702 4.5 .8 .4 .6 7.7
2012–13 Houston 47 38 25.9 .519 .365 .755 4.7 1.1 .4 .6 11.6
2012–13 Sacramento 24 3 23.2 .494 .444 .786 4.8 1.3 .5 .5 8.0
2013–14 Sacramento 17 6 24.4 .410 .231 .563 5.8 .9 .8 .2 6.9
2013–14 Toronto 48 7 23.3 .477 .411 .745 5.1 1.3 .9 .7 9.1
2014–15 Toronto 81 4 26.6 .449 .371 .788 5.3 1.9 .7 .5 8.0
2015–16 Toronto 79 0 25.6 .414 .362 .853 4.3 1.2 .7 .4 6.9
2016–17 Toronto 65 8 24.6 .401 .372 .717 4.5 1.2 .6 .4 6.8
2017–18 Oklahoma City 82* 3 15.5 .398 .386 .870 2.4 .7 .6 .3 3.9
2018–19 Oklahoma City 63 5 13.7 .374 .336 .633 2.3 .5 .3 .2 3.6
2019–20 L.A. Clippers 59 18 13.2 .408 .390 .814 2.6 .7 .1 .1 4.9
2020–21 L.A. Clippers 38 5 15.3 .436 .357 .765 2.0 .8 .4 .2 5.2
Career 719 104 20.8 .447 .369 .755 3.9 1.0 .5 .4 6.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Toronto 7 0 28.4 .542 .389 .778 6.7 1.3 .4 .4 10.4
2015 Toronto 4 1 26.5 .556 .467 1.000 3.5 1.3 .8 .0 10.3
2016 Toronto 20 9 29.2 .404 .300 .846 3.9 1.2 .4 .5 7.7
2017 Toronto 10 1 18.5 .278 .308 1.000 2.0 2.0 .7 .2 3.4
2018 Oklahoma City 6 0 9.6 .500 .500 – 1.8 .5 .2 .0 1.3
2020 L.A. Clippers 2 0 5.0 1.000 1.000 – .5 2.0 .0 .0 4.5
Career 49 10 23.3 .438 .353 .852 3.5 1.3 .4 .3 6.5

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Kentucky 25 25 35.7 .574 .000 .731 7.7 1.7 .8 1.2 16.4
2008–09 Kentucky 34 34 33.6 .603 .000 .768 9.3 2.0 .6 2.1 17.9
2009–10 Kentucky 38 38 33.0 .575 .348 .692 7.4 .9 .7 1.3 14.3
Career 97 97 34.0 .604 .329 .734 8.2 1.5 .7 1.6 16.1

Film career

On October 19, 2021, Patterson and Joel Reilly launched Undisputed Pictures, a film company.[24]

References

  1. ^ "USABasketball Bio: Patrick Patterson". USA Basketball, Inc. March 21, 2007. Archived from the original on May 14, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  2. ^ "ESPN Recruit Tracker: Patrick Patterson". ESPN.com. May 16, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Patrick Patterson Recruiting Profile". Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Patterson's choice a surprise to the end". The Herald-Dispatch. May 18, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Basketball Recruiting: Kentucky". Scout.com. 2007. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Associated Press (December 23, 2008). "Kentucky 102, Tennessee St. 58". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023. Patterson scored a career-high 33 points […] Patterson made 15 of 17 field goals
  7. ^ Simmons, Bill (June 25, 2010). "Bill Simmons: 2010 NBA draft diary - ESPN". NBA.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Interview With The Agent: Odell McCants". SportsAgentBlog.com. June 21, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  9. ^ "Patrick Patterson D-League statistics". basketball-reference. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  10. ^ "Rockets recall Patterson". Rio Grande Valley Vipers. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  11. ^ "Durant scores 32 as Thunder top Houston 117-105". Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Yahoo! Sports box score[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Whedbee, Alexander (February 20, 2013). "Kings Complete Multiplayer Trade". NBA.com. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  14. ^ Windhorst, Brian; Broussard, Chris; Shelburne, Ramona (December 8, 2013). "Rudy Gay to Kings in 7-player deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  15. ^ Raptors Re-Sign Patrick Patterson
  16. ^ Conway, Tyler (July 1, 2014). "Patrick Patterson Re-Signs with Raptors (57 of 71)". bleacherreport.com. Jeff Goodman via Twitter. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "Thunder Signs Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  18. ^ "Patterson Undergoes Successful Procedure". NBA.com. August 10, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  19. ^ "Thunder Waives Patrick Patterson". NBA. August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  20. ^ "Thunder's Patrick Patterson: Bound for Clippers after buyout". CBS Sports. August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  21. ^ Ramirez, Miguel (August 15, 2019). "L.A. Clippers Sign Forward Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  22. ^ "Trail Blazers announce Training Camp roster". NBA.com. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  23. ^ "Trail Blazers Waive Three Players". NBA.com. October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  24. ^ "Patrick Patterson & Joel Reilly Launch Undisputed Pictures, Team Up With Producer David Permut For Sports Drama 'Dock'". Deadline. October 19, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

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