The former Toronto Raptors' forward Patrick Patterson has signed a three-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, 4th of July. The 28-year old American Basketball player was in an a s sociation with the Raptors since the 2013-14 season.
The City Thunder; which lost its key player Kevin Durant one year back, has done an incredible job by signing Patterson. Moreover, the Thunder already has NBA powerhouse Russel Westbrook and now the team is pretty hopeful for the NBA title this season
Patrick Patterson Signed Three-year Contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder
The 6 feet 9-inch tall former Raptor forward Patterson has signed a three-year deal for a whopping $16.4 million on Tuesday, the deal includes a player option in its final year. The ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski disclosed Patterson's agreement with the team in a tweet on July 5.
Free agent forward Patrick Patterson has agreed to a three-year, $16.4M deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 5, 2017
Deal includes player option on the third year, league sources tell ESPN. Patterson gets a starting job on contender in a tough marketplace. https://t.co/RsRCa4sR1G
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 5, 2017
Patterson will join the Thunder in a few days. The team finished sixth in the Western Conference this past season where they got eliminated by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. Kentucky product Patterson spent four seasons with the Toronto Raptors where he averaged 7.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game on a 37%clip from three-point range.
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This season, Oklahoma City Thunder's fan will look forward to Patterson's performance; who can handle both defensive sides as well as forward on the floor. Hopefully, Patterson will be an a s set to Thunder which couldn't do much shooting last season
Patrick Patterson's Net Worth and Salary
NBA players are among highest paid athletes in the world. NBA Oklahoma Thunder's Patterson is no exception as well. He has earned a pretty good amount of money with his NBA career. As per some online sources, Patric Patterson's current estimated net worth is $25 million, however, that is an estimation and it could go much higher.
Patterson earns his ma s sive net worth from his basketball career where his annual salary is reported to be over $3 million. He also gets a significant amount of money from the endorsements.
Patrick signed a three-year deal with the Toronto Raptors for a whopping $18 million and he has recently traded to the Oklahoma Thunders which signed him for over $16 million.
Well, it's usual to have a curiosity on how he spends his whopping net worth. As per some online sources, he lives in a luxurious condo in the Trump International Hotel and Residence.
The condo adorns a c* * ktail room which features bra s s, French bistro shelving, and a royal blue tufted settle. On the other side, the living room features a giant dinosaur skull that takes over his coffee table on of a faded ikat rug.
Quick facts on Patrick Patterson
- Patrick Patterson was born as Patrick Davell Patterson on March 14, 1989, in Washington DC, US.
- After playing with the University of Kentucky, he got a selection in the 2010 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
- He traded to the Sacramento Kings in 2013 February but could remain no longer than 10 months with the team as he moved to Toronto Raptors in the same year.
