Patrick Baldwin Jr

2022 - 6 - 25

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Warriors value Patrick Baldwin Jr.'s basketball smarts over injury ... (NBC Sports Bay Area)

Along with his natural talent, the Warriors think Patrick Baldwin Jr.'s basketball brain will take him a long way.

Baldwin dislocated his ankle in the second game of his senior season in high school, and it clearly lingered into his disappointing college season. There's risks and even some red flags with Baldwin. Highly touted prospects aren't supposed to have the kind of college season that he had. Going into the draft, the Warriors had a pretty set plan of taking the best player available. When asked how much the Warriors feel Baldwin's ankle hurt his game as a freshman, Myers didn't mince words, instead stating "quite a bit." Myers and the Warriors are fans of how Baldwin is built between his ears. Myers assured the veteran that Baldwin is built the way Green will like. In an interview with Kahrima Winston of the Sherpherd Express, Baldwin was asked in late February what his basketball aspirations are. But at nearly 6-foot-10 and 230 pounds, the Warriors still believe in Baldwin's talent and sky-high potential, coming to the conclusion the risk is worth the reward. Being the son of a coach and former player far from guarantees a successful NBA career. "One of my inspirations, leadership wise, is Draymond Green," Baldwin said to Winston. "I know people don’t say that too often. His coaching career has seen stops as an assistant at Green Bay, Loyola, Missouri State and Northwestern. Following Milwaukee's 10-win campaign in the 2021-22, Baldwin was let go by Milwaukee and reportedly is joining Georgetown's staff. "When we watched the film with him, you could tell he's a coach's son," Myers said Thursday night to reporters at Chase Center after the conclusion of the draft.

What are the Warriors getting with Patrick Baldwin Jr., their pick at ... (The Athletic)

The Warriors raved about Baldwin's size, skill and intelligence, but he faces a long developmental road after 11 college games.

He will be brought along slowly on the back end of the roster, probably ticketed for plenty of time in Santa Cruz as a rookie. The Warriors just won the title, in part, because they hit home runs on Kevon Looney at No. 30 and Poole at No. 28 in previous drafts. Myers mentioned the coach’s son aspect of the pick a few times in his post-draft news conference. He does have an off-ball awareness, which will be essential in this system and on this roster, where he profiles only as a complementary piece, now and even in the future. Jordan Poole and Jonathan Kuminga are the high-usage on-ball scorers of the next decade. The Warriors brought him in for a private workout earlier this week, but the unsettled status of that healing left ankle didn’t allow him to go through anything strenuous. Again, there are sparkles of potential beaming from the basket of bad college tape. SAN FRANCISCO — Patrick Baldwin Jr.’s high school career ended because of a dislocated left ankle in the second game of his senior season. Baldwin turned away better offers and went to UW-Milwaukee because his father was the head coach. President of basketball operations Bob Myers said, while conversing over film, Baldwin acknowledged that the hobbled left ankle affected his performance. “We think it affected him quite a bit,” Myers said. They jumped, gambling on the upside that once had Duke desperate for his commitment, ignoring the 11 games of inefficient UW-Milwaukee tape that cratered Baldwin’s stock.

Patrick Baldwin Jr. has intangibles Warriors crave (Blue Man Hoop)

The Warriors selected UW-Milwaukee's Patrick Baldwin Jr 28th in the 2022 NBA draft. He is another 19-year-oldold to add to this scary Warriors young core.

Summer league for the Golden State Warriors will be quite exciting. An effortless scorer that gets to his spot on the floor and finishes with his silky smooth jumper. Bob Meyers continues to draft for the future. Much like they did this season with Jordan Poole, who was ironically also the 28th pick. Just like that, the 2022 NBA draft has come and gone. An underwhelming last season for Baldwin Jr. saw him only appear in 11 games total.

Patrick Baldwin Jr. brings familiar, appreciated mentality to Warriors (Yahoo Sports)

SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors on Thursday added to what might be the longest line of youngsters bringing a quiet rage into the NBA. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, ...

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From agony to celebration: Baldwin's long draft wait lands him with ... (The Mercury News)

June 24, 2022 at 4:49 p.m.. SAN FRANCISCO — Patrick Baldwin Jr. was nervous Thursday night as he watched the names of other college basketball standouts' names ...

“I believe I’m a talented guy that still needs to experience winning and to be able to step in and be in between Curry and Andrew Wiggins and be able to have Draymond Green as a teammate…. I know at that point, the team that was going to pick me — which ended up being the Warriors — is going to be a huge believer in my talent and they’re going to get 100% from me ever since day.” “But at the same time, draft stock was never something that was a worry for me. “I hugged my mom and my parents first and then went down the line… An ankle injury limited him to just 11 games, during which he averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds. He has fond memories of putting up shots during halftime of Loyola University of Chicago basketball games, where his father, Patrick Baldwin Sr., served as an assistant coach from 2004 until 2011 before leaving for other opportunities.

Warriors: The reason Dubs 'love' former top-5 recruit Patrick Baldwin ... (ClutchPoints)

Patrick Baldwin Jr. would've been selected some 20 spots higher if the NBA draft took place a year ago. A hugely disappointing freshman campaign at ...

Baldwin has the rare blend of length and natural shooting touch to put a wasted freshman season behind him. We invested a lot in our player development, and we believe that we can take talent and hopefully cultivate it, and we think he’s one of those guys.” He’s what you might call a shooting big in some capacity, but he can also pass. He’s versatile, we think he can play with some of our guys. He said he committed late, and he said he got there and wasn’t as acclimated as he wanted to be. Instead, Baldwin shot a ghastly 34.4% from the field and 26.6% on triples.

Warriors took a chance on Patrick Baldwin Jr., hoops prodigy with ... (San Francisco Chronicle)

Patrick Baldwin Jr. has literally been playing basketball from the age of three. Will...

Patrick Jr. still has a lot of room for growth, hoops-wise. “We were joking about it last night at his draft party,” Shawn Baldwin said. It was a league for 5-to-7-year-olds, in Chicago, but little Patrick was big for his age (he weighed 11 pounds when he was born), and at age 3, he had the basketball skills of kids twice his age. So Patrick Jr. played soccer, flag football and baseball. “They tested all Patrick’s skills and said, ‘Yes he can play,’” Shawn Baldwin said. As Patrick Jr. grew, dad would sometimes take the child to work with him. They saw the benefits, physically and culturally, of their son playing multiple sports. When Baldwin was a 3-year-old, his parents signed him up for a kids league. That became his second home.” “He wanted that ball in his hands,” Patrick Sr. said. I spoke with Patrick’s mom and dad Friday at the introductory news conference for the team’s three draft picks. Horton-Tucker was a vet, 5 years old.