He just never thought hed actually have a chance to get him. 1-ranked player in his high school class, prior to the pandemic, back when he was noticeably more physically developed than most players his age. Any hardcore college basketball follower knows that name. We didn't think about that as much as far as the personality involved. "I can understand where [that executive was] coming from. No.". Probably less than an hour of work, total. Patrick Baldwin Jr is simply the modern version of the New York City area high school player. Outside of one excellent game against Robert Morris where he went off for 26 points on 6-of-6 shooting from three Baldwin never looked like the top NBA prospect he was supposed to be. Every now and then, there's a unique recruiting saga that happened in NCAA Basketball. Even so, beating Alcorn should have been manageable. "I want to win every single game, there's no question about it," said Baldwin. On the year, Baldwin played in just 11 games, averaging 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per night while shooting 34.4 percent from the field, 26.6 percent shooting from three, and 74.3 percent from the foul line. Baldwin will enter draft night having no true idea of where he'll be taken or how long he'll have to wait. He averaged 17.9 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.3 blocks per 40 en route to a gold medal. He Did Not Return in the 2nd Half (via NBCS Warriors) . "He was what you look for: (6-foot-10), can move, dribble, shoot, really good kid, son of a coach. So he has that kind of extension and size and shooting ability., Hes learning, Kerr said. One player, specifically, has maintained a reputation over the past two-plus months as the enigma of this year's class. The injury limited him to 11 games last year at. But when Im on the court I still have to produce.. Its easy to second guess his college decision now, but Baldwin shows no regrets. "It's pretty cool. Scoring 0.75 points per jump shot in the half court [25th percentile], Baldwin has proven capable of more at every level hes played. The McDonalds All-American reinforced as much by averaging 7.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists over 17.2 minutes per game alongside Chet Holmgren, aden Ivey, and Johnny Davis for the USA team that won the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup. Milwaukee Panthers guard Patrick Baldwin Jr. on Friday announced he will declare for the 2022 NBA draft and forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility. SB Nation caught up with Baldwin at the start of the season and asked him what he hoped to accomplish as a superstar recruit playing in a mid-major league. The beat went on in the second half as the Mastodons extended their lead to as many as 20 points at 78-58. The risk, on the other hand, is plain. He comes in and hes probably shooting 45% from 3, said Thompson, who knocked down 12 3-pointers in a 42-point performance. Heres the one undeniable thing about Patrick Baldwin Jr.: All of that weirdness and disappointment is behind him. The only way he's going to be a great scorer is if he plays next to a capable playmaker. Back at Hamilton, Ceronni readied the team for Baldwins junior year with state title aspirations. All Rights Reserved. Some of that is on me. Most of them are either playing in the NBA or have retired from the NBA. Pretty much everything about that sentence is supremely odd, but Patrick Baldwin Jr. wanted to normalize this event as much as he could. Who knows what could have happened if all of our guys would have been healthy? Baldwin Jr. was already being called the best long-term prospect in the state of Illinois before he entered high school. There was once a time when he looked the part in just about every game he played in throughout his first three years of high school. I think it comes from not playing through the injuries and where he comes from as a personality. NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLCs Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network, *Translations are limited to select pages. He spoke with Rivals in January, breaking down the factors that will contribute to his decision. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. ", Said Pat Baldwin Sr.: "The person saying that doesn't know my son. I know Im still a great shooter.. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Despite missing nearly his entire senior season because of a left ankle injury, Baldwin was still considered the No. If he tells me, 'Dad, I want to play, I want to get out there,' I'm going to believe him on that and trust him that he's ready. The feedback he's been getting in the past two weeks revolves around two primary takeaways: 1) His competitiveness is irrepressible. On the season, he was a mediocre 34.4% shooter, a stat that has plagued his pre-draft process. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Given that front office's track record, that pick should terrify the rest of the NBA. Maybe that's what's going to ensure that he'll grow into one of the best picks of 2022. Another source disagreed with that assessment. Because if you havent noticed, were perfectionists.. The reason: his father was the coach. His father lost his job after a 22-loss season. A player of Baldwins stature should have dominated a mid-major conference, but it didnt happen. A rough season at Wisconsin-Milwaukee hurt Patrick Baldwin Jr.'s draft stock but the 6'9" wing/forward still has terrific upside that'll likely still land h. The answer never waivers: No. She told him Pat was enrolling in school, and was excited to join the basketball program. Because of injury, that failed. Pretty much every NBA team expected him to stay in the draft, but that doesn't mean all of them see a future in their organization. "He doesn't make excuses for anything," said Mark Bartelstein, Baldwin's agent. Baldwin Was a True Find for the Warriors. He did his schooling at Hamilton High School where he played basketball as well. Baldwin sprained his left ankle in the fourth game of the year against Bowling Green. With only Joey St. Pierre qualifying as a defensive presence down low, the Mastodons' guards had a field day both scoring and kicking out for open threes. Baldwin came to the combine hoping to show teams he was healthy and still capable of being the big, versatile scoring forward he was always touted as. And 2) The ease in which the game comes to him. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. It didnt happen. His role his freshman/sophomore year, playing next to Jalen Johnson in AAU, was the perfect role for him and it's the one he wanted. The Mastodons (18-10, 13-6) entered in fourth place in the Horizon League standings. Now, assuming he indeed won't play again, Baldwin Jr. will have to decide whether the physical skills he possesses as a prototype shooter will outweigh the body of work he's put forth in the eyes of NBA teams in choosing whether to enter the draft. The son of former Northwestern and EuroLeague standout Pat Baldwin, he emerged as a prospect early in his prep career and finished his senior year at Hamilton High School (WI) regarded as one of the consensus top-10 prospects in the high school class of 2021. The Baldwins decided they wanted to buy a home in Sussex, and Hamilton was the public school in district. No offense but you're 100% wrong and you'd know that if you just googled what happened. Milwaukee opened the year with a win over North Dakota, with Baldwin going for 21 points and 11 rebounds on 6-of-14 shooting. Golden State Warriors' Patrick Baldwin Jr. (7) dunks the ball against the Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter at Chase Center in . 4 overall player on our initial preseason NBA Draft board back in July. "We have to get better on the ball first and not be totally reliant on our big guys. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). The pair then found a mound for some more dry runs. As two NBA sources said, Baldwin doesn't have the persona curiosities/concerns like Porter did heading into his draft, but there are a lot of other parallels (though Porter's slide to 14th to the Nuggets is still higher than anyone expects Baldwin to go). It was like for three weeks where I couldn't run or do anything. Patrick Baldwin Jr. Baldwin came to the combine hoping to show teams he was healthy and still capable of being the big, versatile scoring forward he was always touted as. We have to start defending 1-on-1 and getting better at locking up that way.". He has the stroke. And that's the first time they've really felt failure. (He) takes ownership of everything.". The reason being: he missed his senior season of high school. He played in 11 games. "If I had to make a decision today, or had a gut feel about where he's at right now, I would probably say he wouldn't play for the rest of the year," Baldwin said. The Panthers had pulled to within 27-24 with 6 minutes 33 seconds remaining when Deonte Billups sandwiched threes from almost the same spot around a Josh Thomas jumper to make it a 33-26 game. A Tafari Simms layup was all UWM managed from the floor over the final 5:16. Baldwin was the presumed number-1 recruit before he was sidelined by an ankle injury this season. Hes a great prospect.. Baldwin played 15 minutes off the bench, the most he has played in a game that wasn't a blowout in his rookie year. Assuming Baldwin receives 120% of the rookie scale, which is standard, his salary will be $2.2MM for his first season and $11.4MM over the four-year contract.. Baldwin was a highly touted high school player whose draft stock tumbled after a disappointing season at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he played . I only have one life, Baldwin told SB Nation on his decision to go to Milwaukee. During his brief run with the Panthers, the 6-foot-9 Baldwin averaged 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and a combined 1.6 blocks+steals per contest. "If you made me put expected ranges on all the guys in the first round conversation, he would probably have the widest range in the draft," another source said. "She's as tough as they come, and he really tried to block all that stuff out, but there were times it was heavy on him," Baldwin Sr. said. Get to know Patrick Baldwin Jr., where he came from and why he should be playing more for the Dubs. Jae Crowder on what previously happened with Suns: "I just feel like it's behind me now. Never really finding his footing in non-conference play, the 19-year old was more efficient some nights than others but showed the promising shooting mechanics, perimeter skill set, and feel for scoring opportunistically around the rim that earned him attention early in his career in spurts. Few players have had to change minds in the past three months like Baldwin. He's 6-10.25 in shoes, has a near-7-2 wingspan and a 9-2.5 standing reach. Green is expected to return to the Warriors lineup on Sunday afternoon against the Timberwolves, but Baldwin has continued to impress when called upon during a rookie season in which he has shuttled between the NBA and the Warriors G League team in Santa Cruz. I'm so proud of the way he's approached this entire process.". SAN FRANCISCO Warriors coach Steve Kerr originally expected Draymond Green to suit up on Friday night, but when Green was ruled out with a bruised knee an hour before gametime, he knew who would take those minutes. An exhaustive and exhausting process, it was not. Really being stripped of my senior year in one play. At Baldwin Sr.s introductory press conference with Milwaukee, hordes of private school high school coaches showed up trying to make a connection with the family that could land PBJ at their school. Baldwin Jr. hasn't played since Feb. 9 and has seen action in just 11 games all season since his much-hyped signing with UWM. Patrick Baldwin Jr, the college basketball player, made his parents proud by choosing Milwaukee Panthers, where his father, Patrick Sr, is the head coach. In the gold medal matchup against France and mega-prospect Victor Wembanyama, Baldwin went 2-for-3 from deep and helped the Americans capture another gold. Then Northwestern mens basketball made its first NCAA tournament appearance in program history as Baldwin finished eighth grade in 2017. Andy Ceronni remembered hearing the new Panthers coach had a kid who could really play. For years, Patrick Baldwin Jr. was considered among the best prospects in this class, including being ranked fifth in the 2021 Top 100 recruiting class with some of the this draft class's top. In the case of Baldwin Jr., there's a lot of reasons to believe he will be a good NBA player, even after his rocky start at UW-Milwaukee. His size is a factor contesting shots, but he has room to get stronger, be more physical, and find ways to become more of a factor as a helpside defender. One source who did have Baldwin in for a workout said the lateral movement and change-of-direction testing still left a little to be desired at this stage. On Wednesday afternoon, the day after the Panthers lost their first-round Horizon League tournament game to Illinois-Chicago on their home court,. Try a week on us. at 5 overall recruit in his class, per ESPN's rankings. and at some point you really can just chalk it up as there was nothing you could do. The Blue Devils already had commitments from top recruits Banchero and A.J. Small Forward. There was a case to be made he could have transferred, picked almost any school he wanted, stepped up in his sophomore season and catapulted his stock. Baldwin's only contests against viable opponents came vs. Florida and Colorado. She has one more separate treatment phase to go through later this summer. Baldwin now had to maintain his elite level as every opponent he faced looked to prove themselves against the purported top prospect in the country. But yeah, I think back. He spent 12 years on the Red Sox beat for MLB.com, MassLive.com and the Boston Herald before he joined the Bay Area News Group in 2023. More From Inside NU Rapid Reaction: Northwestern fades in the second half, loses . Patrick Baldwin Jr. was drafted by Golden State Warriors, 1st round (28th pick, 28th overall), 2022 NBA Draft. Through four seasons, Porter has played 125 out of a possible 328 regular-season games and also was a key player for the Nuggets in the 2020 and 2021 playoffs. 8 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. In the next game, his career changed immeasurably in a split second: Baldwin drove the basket, landed awkwardly, and dislocated his left ankle against Menomonee Falls. After being rated. He scored 11 points, tied for his second most this season, giving him his third. Patrick Baldwin Jr. fell from a top NBA Draft prospect. But the best-case scenario is Baldwin heals up and puts it behind him.) I already have a skill that I established and thats productive, he said of his 3-point shooting. So low as to be red-flagged. He was the kid who stood closer to mid-court than the 3-point line before a Milwaukee practice last fall and cashed jumper after jumper after jumper. Such a lofty national ranking brought a new set of pressures. After debating going to Duke, Baldwin who, following a season-ending left ankle injury at the start of his senior year of high school, finished as the No. He is also a well-known celebrity family member as he is the son of Milwaukee Panther's head coach, Pat Baldwin. Baldwin, a former consensus five-star. "That's on me, not on him. Wildcats assistant Patrick Baldwin Sr. suddenly became a hot name in head coaching circles, and when LaVall Jordan took the Butler job, Milwaukee hired Baldwin to replace him. He's played infive Horizon League games and only four since New Year's Day, which certainly isn'twhat anyone expected in what should have been a banner season for both player and program. He will still be huge for NBA power forward. Like most drafts, 2022's crop of NBA talent has a cadre of prospects whose selection projections vary drastically across the league. As Hubert Davis and his staff look to fill the empty scholarship slot left by Kerwin Walton, plenty of different players have . Its really exciting watching him play because the game clicks when hes out there. But it was about as thorough as can be for someone who was going to be on the American Family Field dirt for a minute or two. It's a neat and unusual story. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Then, after the buzzer had sounded and the Panthers were heading into halftime trailing, 40-30, Baldwin was hit with a technical foul. The NBA Draft Combine didn't boost Baldwin's stock the way it did other players. There are other players in this conversation, like Caleb Houstan, Max Christie and Peyton Watson, all underwhelming in their one and only college seasons. Then he got a call from Mrs. Baldwin while watching the Hamiltons JV football team coached by his son. At the same time, Baldwin knows his limited tape at Milwaukee isnt pretty. He wouldn't think that if he talked to him.". If things went according to plan during his one-and-done season in college, Baldwin wouldnt have had to test his athleticism or get held up to a tape measure or state his case for why he believes hes one of the best players in the class. He has spent much of the season in Santa Cruz with the G League team, but has fit in naturally whenever he gets the call to the big club. Baldwin has been asked by every team he's met with if he regrets any parts of his decision to play at Milwaukee. 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