Justin Patton

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Justin Patton
No. 24–Shanxi Loongs
Position Center
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1997-06-14) June 14, 1997 (age 26)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Omaha North (Omaha, Nebraska)
College Creighton (2016–2017)
NBA draft 2017: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Minnesota Timberwolves
2017–2018→Iowa Wolves
2018–2019 Philadelphia 76ers
2018–2019→Delaware Blue Coats
2019–2020 Oklahoma City Thunder
2019–2020→Oklahoma City Blue
2020 Wisconsin Herd
2021 Westchester Knicks
2021 Houston Rockets
2021–2022 Hapoel Eilat
2022–2023 Cholet Basket
2023-present Shanxi Loongs
Career highlights and awards
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Justin Nicholas Patton (born June 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. Patton was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, but was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has also played for the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2021-22, he led the Israeli Basketball Premier League in blocks per game.

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Early life and education

Patton was born to Tora Patton. He has three siblings, Terrel Steen, Kendall Patton, and Raven Bryson. He was a social work major at Creighton, and is the cousin of Creighton's former basketball player Donnie Johnson. [1]

High school career

Patton attended Omaha North High School in Omaha, Nebraska. [2] He played with the Omaha Sports Academy Crusaders on the AAU circuit. [3] He was rated by Scout.com as a five-star recruit and was recruited by Creighton University basketball. [4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Justin Patton
C 		Omaha, Nebraska Omaha North 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg)Jun 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 5 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 24   Rivals: 45
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Creighton Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Patton redshirted his first year at Creighton in 2015. [5] [6] Greg McDermott, his coach, had considered a redshirt for many different reasons. Patton was young for a freshman and still needed to develop his game. Patton also would have to play limited minutes behind Creighton's other big, 7-foot-center Geoff Groselle. McDermott believed that Patton needed to learn how to compete at this level, and learn the importance of a healthy diet and sleep. [7] In his first college game in 2016, he scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. [8] [9] He scored a season high 25 points against St. John's on January 4. 2017. He had 13 straight games in double-figures before breaking it in a loss against Xavier on February 4, 2017. During his freshman season he was named Big East Freshman of the Year, and Second Team All-Big East. [10] On April 5, 2017, Patton relinquished his college eligibility by declaring for the NBA draft and signing with an agent. [11]

Professional career

Minnesota Timberwolves (2017–2018)

Patton was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th pick in the 2017 NBA draft. On draft night his rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Jimmy Butler in exchange for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and the draft rights to Lauri Markkanen, the seventh pick. On July 4, 2017, Patton signed with the Timberwolves. [12] Patton was to participate in the 2017 NBA Summer League, however, he suffered an injury during the workout and underwent an immediate surgery to repair his broken left foot, and was sidelined indefinitely. [13] Patton made his NBA debut on April 1, 2018, against the Utah Jazz, scoring two points on two shots and made one steal in his only game with the Timberwolves. Patton remained with the team for the rest of their season. [14] On April 18, 2018, Patton underwent surgery on his left foot to encourage further healing of the injury he suffered the previous summer. The team announced he would be sidelined indefinitely. Patton spent the majority of his rookie season with the Iowa Wolves, and started in 38 games, while averaging 12.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game. [15] On September 18, 2018, Patton underwent surgery for a broken right foot. [16]

Philadelphia 76ers (2018–2019)

On November 12, 2018, Patton was traded, along with Jimmy Butler, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Robert Covington, Dario Šarić, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2022 second-round draft pick. On April 3, 2019, Patton was waived by the 76ers after appearing in 3 games. [17]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–2020)

On August 13, 2019, Patton signed with the Thunder. [18] On January 14, 2020, while on assignment for the Oklahoma City Blue, Patton scored a G League-high 45 points to go with 13 rebounds, nine assists, and six blocks in a 149–140 win over the South Bay Lakers. [19]

On January 24, 2020, Patton was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Isaiah Roby and cash considerations. [20] He was waived the next day when the team obtained Willie Cauley-Stein. [21]

Wisconsin Herd (2020)

On February 20, 2020, the Wisconsin Herd announced that they had acquired Patton off waivers. [22] Patton played seven games for the Herd before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He averaged 12 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game with the team.

On June 26, 2020, the Detroit Pistons announced they had signed Patton. [23]

Without appearing in an official game with the Pistons, on November 19, 2020, Patton was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade. [24] He was waived without appearing in a game for the team. [25]

On December 3, 2020, Patton was signed to a training camp deal by the Milwaukee Bucks. [26] He was waived on December 17. [27]

Westchester Knicks (2021)

On January 11, 2021, Patton was selected ninth overall by the Westchester Knicks in the first 2021 NBA G League draft. [28]

Houston Rockets (2021)

On February 19, 2021, the Houston Rockets signed Patton to a two-way contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. [29] However, he was waived on April 3. [30]

Hapoel Eilat (2021–2022)

On August 26, 2021, Patton signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [31] In 2021-22, he led the league in blocks average, averaging 1.6 per game. [32]

Cholet Basket (2022–2023)

On August 3, 2022, he has signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. [33]

Shanxi Loongs (2023–present)

On September 1, 2023, he signed with Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). [34]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Minnesota 104.0.500——.0.01.0.02.0
2018–19 Philadelphia 307.0.286.000.5002.01.0.7.01.7
2019–20 Oklahoma City 504.8.400.250—1.0.4.0.01.8
2020–21 Houston 13619.0.414.265.7503.81.1.91.15.4
Career22613.8.404.250.6672.7.9.7.63.9

NBA G League

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Iowa 382823.1.476.300.7645.41.61.01.312.7
2018–19 Delaware 11218.5.500.167.6255.61.6.92.08.7
Career493022.1.480.286.7355.41.61.01.511.8

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Creighton 353425.3.676.533.5176.21.2.91.412.9

Player profile

At 7'0, 250 pounds, with a 7'2 ½ wingspan, Patton was initially recruited to Creighton as a defensive center.[ citation needed ] He is a strong rim-runner, and his passing ability has been compared to that of Vlade Divac. [35] He is able to effectively play above the rim, as a strong finisher. He has sometimes struggled with positioning for rebounds. [36] He is sometimes late to challenge shots at the basket, and sometimes needlessly swipes at the ball, which leads to foul trouble. [36]

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