Patrick Patterson (basketball)

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

Patrick Patterson
Patterson with the Toronto Raptors in 2015
No. 54 Los Angeles Clippers
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-03-14) March 14, 1989
Washington, D.C.
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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career2010–present
Career history
20102013Houston Rockets
2010Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013Sacramento Kings
20132017Toronto Raptors
20172019Oklahoma City Thunder
2019–presentLos Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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. 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] In the 2009–10 season he played for former Memphis coach John Calipari who became Billy 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 December 22, 2008 against the Tennessee State Tigers. 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, Patrick 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 3-point line all season (compared to no 3-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.[6]

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.[7] In nine games with the Vipers, Patterson averaged 35 minutes, 18.3 points, and 10.3 rebounds.[8] Two days after being recalled by the Rockets,[9] he made his NBA regular season debut on December 15, 2010.[10]

With Luis Scola injured, Patterson had his first NBA start with the Rockets on March 14, 2011, scoring 2 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

On July 12, 2014, Patterson re-signed with the Raptors[14] to a reported three-year, $18 million contract.[15]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2017–2019)

On July 10, 2017, Patterson signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[16] On August 10, 2017, he underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on his left knee.[17] On August 1, 2019, Patterson and the Thunder agreed to a buyout, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.[18][19]

Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present)

On August 16, 2019, Patterson signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.[20]

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Houston 52616.7.558.000.7143.8.8.3.76.3
2011–12 Houston 64123.2.440.000.7024.5.8.4.67.7
2012–13 Houston 473825.9.519.365.7554.71.1.4.611.6
2012–13 Sacramento 24323.2.494.444.7864.81.3.5.58.0
2013–14 Sacramento 17624.4.410.231.5635.8.9.8.26.9
2013–14 Toronto 48723.3.477.411.7455.11.3.9.79.1
2014–15 Toronto 81426.6.449.371.7885.31.9.7.58.0
2015–16 Toronto 79025.6.414.362.8534.31.2.7.46.9
2016–17 Toronto 65824.6.401.372.7174.51.2.6.46.8
2017–18 Oklahoma City 82315.5.398.386.8702.4.7.6.33.9
2018–19 Oklahoma City 63513.7.374.336.6332.3.5.3.23.6
2019–20 L.A. Clippers 591813.2.408.390.8142.6.7.1.14.9
Career 6819921.1.448.369.7554.01.0.5.46.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Toronto 7028.4.542.389.7786.71.3.4.410.4
2015 Toronto 4126.5.556.4671.0003.51.3.8.010.3
2016 Toronto 20929.2.404.300.8463.91.2.4.57.7
2017 Toronto 10118.5.278.3081.0002.02.0.7.23.4
2018 Oklahoma City 609.6.500.5001.8.5.2.01.3
2020 L.A. Clippers 205.01.0001.000.52.0.0.04.5
Career 491023.3.438.353.8523.51.3.4.36.5

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Kentucky 252535.7.574.000.7317.71.7.81.216.4
2008–09 Kentucky 343433.6.603.000.7689.32.0.62.117.9
2009–10 Kentucky 383833.0.575.348.6927.4.9.71.314.3
Career 979734.0.604.329.7348.21.5.71.616.1

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. May 16, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  3. Patrick Patterson Recruiting Profile
  4. "Patterson's choice a surprise to the end". The Herald-Dispatch. May 18, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  5. "Basketball Recruiting: Kentucky". Scout.com. Scout.com. 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  6. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100625
  7. "Interview With The Agent: Odell McCants". SportsAgentBlog.com. June 21, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  8. "Patrick Patterson D-League statistics". basketball-reference. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  9. "Rockets recall Patterson". Rio Grande Valley Vipers. December 13, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  10. Durant scores 32 as Thunder top Houston 117-105
  11. Yahoo! Sports box score
  12. "Kings Complete Multiplayer Trade". NBA.com. February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  13. "Raptors Acquire Vasquez, Salmons, Hayes & Patterson From Kings". NBA.com. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  14. Raptors Re-Sign Patrick Patterson
  15. Patrick Patterson Re-Signs With Raptors For Three-Years, $18M
  16. Thunder Signs Patrick Patterson
  17. Patterson Undergoes Successful Procedure
  18. "Thunder Waives Patrick Patterson". NBA. August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  19. "Thunder's Patrick Patterson: Bound for Clippers after buyout". CBS Sports. August 1, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  20. "L.A. Clippers Sign Forward Patrick Patterson". NBA.com. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
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