1. Patrick Beverley was born on July 12,1988 and is an American professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup.
48 Facts About Patrick Beverley
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Originally from Chicago's West Side, Beverley played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Patrick Beverley spent the first five years of his pro career overseas, playing in Ukraine, Greece, and Russia.
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Patrick Beverley spent four seasons with the Clippers, culminating in the first Conference Finals appearance in franchise history.
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Patrick Beverley has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers, and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Patrick Beverley is a three-time NBA All-Defensive Team member, known for his physicality.
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Patrick Beverley has been involved in a number of publicized on-court incidents.
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Patrick Beverley was raised in West Garfield Park on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois.
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Patrick Beverley attended Waubonsie Valley High School in a suburb of Chicago as a freshman, before transferring to John Marshall Metropolitan High School on Chicago's West Side.
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Patrick Beverley was selected to play in the Roundball Classic on April 8,2006, a national high school All-Star Game held at Chicago's United Center.
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Patrick Beverley was named the Southeastern Conference Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press and the SEC Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches.
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Patrick Beverley earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors and second-team All-SEC honors.
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Dispelling speculation that insufficient grades were to blame, Patrick Beverley admitted that he had been suspended because of an academic integrity issue on a class paper.
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In October 2008, at the age of 20, Patrick Beverley had a child and signed a one-year contract for "just over six figures" with the Ukrainian team Dnipro; the contract had no buyout, and Patrick Beverley was free to leave at season's end without penalty.
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Patrick Beverley participated in the Ukrainian Basketball League All-Star Game and won the league's Slam Dunk Contest.
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In 46 games for Dnipro, Patrick Beverley averaged 16.7 points, 7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.2 steals, and 1.3 blocks.
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Patrick Beverley was automatically entered into the 2009 NBA draft, where he was selected with the 42nd overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Patrick Beverley was later cut as a part of the final roster cuts.
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Patrick Beverley helped Olympiacos win the 2010 Greek Cup title and reach the finals of both the EuroLeague and the Greek League.
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Patrick Beverley appeared in 22 Greek League games and averaged 4.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.
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On January 28,2012, Patrick Beverley scored a professional career-high 38 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists in a 2OT loss to the Spartak Primorye.
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Patrick Beverley dominated throughout the season as he led his team to a spot in the EuroCup semifinals.
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On January 7,2013, Patrick Beverley signed a multi-year deal with the Rockets and was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.
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In Game 2 of the Rockets' first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Patrick Beverley had his first career start and recorded 16 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, two steals, and one block.
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On February 14,2015, Patrick Beverley came from behind in the semifinal and final rounds to win the Skills Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.
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On July 9,2015, Patrick Beverley re-signed with the Rockets on a four-year, $23 million deal.
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Patrick Beverley was selected to compete in the 2016 Skills Challenge to defend his title, but an ankle injury forced him to withdraw.
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On October 22,2016, Patrick Beverley was ruled out for three weeks after requiring arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
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Patrick Beverley made his season debut on November 17,2016, after missing the first 11 games.
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On July 12,2019, Patrick Beverley re-signed with the Clippers to a three-year deal.
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On July 3,2021, Patrick Beverley was suspended for one game for pushing Chris Paul during Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals of the playoffs against the Phoenix Suns.
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Patrick Beverley's suspension made him the first player to be suspended for the first game of the following season since Andrew Bynum in the 2011 NBA playoffs for shoving and elbowing JJ Barea during the Los Angeles Lakers' four-game sweep by the eventual NBA champions, the Dallas Mavericks.
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Patrick Beverley recorded seven points, 11 rebounds, and three assists, the Timberwolves qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2018 and faced the Memphis Grizzlies during their first-round series.
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The Timberwolves ended up losing the series in six games, with Patrick Beverley averaging 11 points and 4.8 assists per game.
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On July 6,2022, Patrick Beverley was traded, along with Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Leandro Bolmaro, the draft rights to Walker Kessler, four future first-round picks, and a pick swap, to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Rudy Gobert.
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On February 9,2023, Patrick Beverley was traded to the Orlando Magic in a four-team trade involving the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets.
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On February 21,2023, Patrick Beverley signed with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls, deciding between them and the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
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On July 9,2023, Patrick Beverley signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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On February 8,2024, Patrick Beverley was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Cameron Payne and a 2027 second-round pick.
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Media outlets erroneously reported that he was banned from any further guest appearances on ESPN, but ESPN clarified that Patrick Beverley was not banned.
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On July 16,2024, Patrick Beverley signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
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Patrick Beverley was there three or four months last season, and nothing happened.
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Patrick Beverley went to the beach every single day, six hours a day, and had no bad experience.
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In February 2025, following a loss in the Israeli Championship, the team announced Patrick Beverley had been suspended.
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On February 13,2025, Patrick Beverley parted ways with Tel Aviv.
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On May 7,2017, Patrick Beverley's grandfather died hours before Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs.
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In 2007, Patrick Beverley featured in the documentary film Hoop Reality, the unofficial sequel to 1994's Hoop Dreams.
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In 2022 Patrick Beverley started The Pat Bev Podcast with co-host Rone, which is part of the Barstool Sports network.