Justin Nicholas Patton was born on June 14,1997 and is an American professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
26 Facts About Justin Patton
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Justin Patton has played for the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Justin Patton has three siblings, Terrel Steen, Kendall Patton, and Raven Bryson.
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Justin Patton was a social work major at Creighton, and is the cousin of Creighton's former basketball player Donnie Johnson.
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Justin Patton played with the Omaha Sports Academy Crusaders on the AAU circuit.
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Justin Patton was young for a freshman and still needed to develop his game.
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Justin Patton would have to play limited minutes behind Creighton's other big, 7-foot-center Geoff Groselle.
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McDermott believed that Justin Patton needed to learn how to compete at this level, and learn the importance of a healthy diet and sleep.
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Justin Patton had 13 straight games in double-figures before breaking it in a loss against Xavier on February 4,2017.
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Justin Patton was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
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Justin Patton was to participate in the 2017 NBA Summer League he suffered an injury during the workout and underwent an immediate surgery to repair his broken left foot, and was sidelined indefinitely.
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Justin 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.
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Justin Patton remained with the team for the rest of their season.
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Justin 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.
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On September 18,2018, Justin Patton underwent surgery for a broken right foot.
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On November 12,2018, Justin Patton was traded, along with Jimmy Butler, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Robert Covington, Dario Saric, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2022 second-round draft pick.
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On January 24,2020, Justin Patton was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Isaiah Roby and cash considerations.
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Justin Patton was waived the next day when the team obtained Willie Cauley-Stein.
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Justin Patton played seven games for the Herd before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Justin Patton averaged 12 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game with the team.
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Justin Patton was waived without appearing in a game for the team.
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On December 3,2020, Justin Patton was signed to a training camp deal by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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On January 11,2021, Justin Patton was selected ninth overall by the Westchester Knicks in the first 2021 NBA G League draft.
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Justin Patton is a strong rim-runner, and his passing ability has been compared to that of Vlade Divac.
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Justin Patton is able to effectively play above the rim, as a strong finisher.
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Justin Patton is sometimes late to challenge shots at the basket, and sometimes needlessly swipes at the ball, which leads to foul trouble.