{"id":806631,"date":"2026-07-17T18:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806631\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:40:21","slug":"former-warriors-1st-round-pick-is-still-an-nba-free-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806631\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Warriors 1st-Round Pick Is Still An NBA Free Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 24: Patrick Baldwin Jr. #7 of the Golden State Warriors shoots over Kenyon Martin Jr. #6 of the Houston Rockets during the fourth quarter at Chase Center on February 24, 2023 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Patrick Baldwin<\/a> Jr. is coming off a season where he spent time with the LA Clippers<\/a>, Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> and Sacramento Kings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He finished the year with averages of 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 40.7% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range in nine games.<\/p>\n

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GettyPatrick Baldwin Jr. #23 of the Los Angeles Clippers poses for a portrait during media day at Intuit Dome on September 29, 2025 in Inglewood, California.<\/p>\n

Over the offseason, Baldwin Jr. became a free agent.<\/p>\n

As of July 17, the 23-year-old still remains available<\/a> to sign with any team in the NBA<\/a> (h\/t Hoops Wire<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Looking At Baldwin Jr.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyPatrick Baldwin Jr. #7 of the Golden State Warriors<\/a> takes a three point shot during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> at Fiserv Forum on December 13, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Baldwin Jr. played one season of college basketball at Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

He finished that year with averages<\/a> of 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest while shooting 34.4% from the field in 11 games.<\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors then selected Baldwin Jr. with the 28th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

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GettyPatrick Baldwin Jr. #7 of the Golden State Warriors takes a three point shot during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on December 13, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Baldwin Jr. only ended up spending one season with Golden State.<\/p>\n

He finished that year with averages of 3.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest while shooting 38.1% from three-point range in 31 games.<\/p>\n

That summer, Baldwin Jr. was sent to the Washington Wizards<\/a> as part of the Jordan Poole<\/a> deal.<\/p>\n

Shams Charania (now with ESPN) wrote on June 23, 2023:<\/a> \u201cThe Warriors are trading Patrick Baldwin Jr. to the Wizards as part of the Chris Paul-Jordan Poole trade, sources said.\u201d<\/p>\n

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GettyGolden State Warriors\u2019 Patrick Baldwin Jr. fights for the ball with Washington Wizards\u2019 Delon Wright<\/a> during the NBA Japan Games 2022 pre-season basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on October 2, 2022.<\/p>\n

Baldwin Jr. spent part of two seasons with the Wizards.<\/p>\n

Over four NBA seasons, he is averaging 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 40.5% from the field and 37.6% from three-point range in 102 games.<\/p>\n

He also appeared in three NBA playoff games for Golden State.<\/p>\n

Looking At The Warriors\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyHead coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors looks on against the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> during the fourth quarter at State Farm Arena on March 21, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

The Warriors last won a title in 2022.<\/p>\n

They are coming off a year where they lost to the Phoenix Suns<\/a> in the play-in tournament (and missed the 2026 NBA playoffs).<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 24: Patrick Baldwin Jr. #7 of the Golden State Warriors shoots over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-806631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}