Patrick O'Neal Baldwin Jr. (born November 18, 2002), nicknamed "PBJ", is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class.

Early life

Patrick Baldwin grew up in Evanston, Illinois until he was in 8th grade. He was on several basketball teams including the league FAAM (Fellowship of Afro-American Men). He has 3 siblings: Tatum, Brooke, and Claire. In 2017, the summer before his freshman year, the Baldwin family moved to Wisconsin, because his dad Patrick Baldwin Senior became the head basketball coach at the university of Wisconsin- Milwaukee.

High school career

Baldwin played basketball for Hamilton High School in

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. During his freshman year he was part of their 2017–18 team that made the state tournament, losing to senior,

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of Oshkosh North 57–56. As a junior, Baldwin averaged 24.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, earning Wisconsin

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honors. During the second game of his senior season, Baldwin suffered a season-ending ankle injury. He was named to the rosters for the

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and

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Recruiting

Baldwin was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class. On May 12, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for

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under the coaching of his father over offers from

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, USC and

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. He was also the youngest person ever to receive an offer to play at

, receiving the offer in his sophomore year of high school. He became the highest-rated recruit to ever commit to a

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program.

College career

In his college debut, Baldwin posted 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 75–60 win against

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. On November 23, 2021, he suffered a leg injury in a loss to

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, forcing him to miss several games. Baldwin suffered an ankle injury on January 5, 2022, in a 63–49 win against Green Bay. Baldwin returned on February 4, 2022 in a 70–60 loss to IPFW, where he shot 5-of-15, and 1-of-6 from 3. He also played the next two conference games against Cleveland State and

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, averaging 30 minutes and 6.5 points while shooting 4-of-19 overall (1-of-11 from 3), before sitting out the rest of the season for undisclosed reasons. Baldwin averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a freshman in an injury-plagued season. On April 22, 2022, Baldwin declared for the

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, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2022–2023)

Baldwin was selected with the 28th overall pick by the

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in the

. On July 6, 2022, the Warriors announced that they had signed Baldwin. Baldwin was assigned to the Golden State

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affiliate, the

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, on October 24, 2022. He then made his NBA debut on October 30 in a 128–114 loss to the Detroit Pistons, playing only in the final minute of the game. On December 21, 2022, Baldwin scored a career high of 17 points in a 143–113 blowout loss to the

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, shooting 6-of-10 overall and 5-of-8 from three in 23 minutes of play. This performance was followed by an 11-point showing in a 112–107 victory over the

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a week later, shooting 4-of-7 overall and 3-of-5 from three in just 13 minutes. Baldwin was assigned to the G League again on February 5, 2023.

Washington Wizards (2023–present)

On July 6, 2023, the Warriors traded Baldwin,

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and draft picks to the

in exchange for

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National team career

Baldwin represented the

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at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Latvia. He averaged 7.7 points and five rebounds per game, helping the team win the gold medal. He shot 47 percent from the floor, helping the team win the gold medal. He also took National Team July minicamp and was selected for the Nike Hoop Summit Team, but this event was not played due to Covid-19.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Baldwin was born in

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. His father, Pat, was a standout college basketball player at Northwestern, then was head coach at

and is currently an assistant at

. His mother, Shawn, played

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at Northwestern.

References

External links

Milwaukee Panthers bioUSA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Patrick Jr. 2002 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin Capital City Go-Go players Golden State Warriors draft picks Golden State Warriors players McDonald's High School All-Americans Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball players Power forwards Santa Cruz Warriors players Small forwards Sportspeople from Waukesha County, Wisconsin Washington Wizards players