Patrick Patterson would probably have been happy to return to the The Toronto Raptors, but he wasn’t offered a contract. As a consequence, and by dint of being a Unrestricted Free Agent, he’s signed with the OKC Thunder.
Patterson’s loss might be felt more deeply by coach Dwane Casey than any of the others who have moved, or been moved, since season’s end. Patrick was Casey’s most trusted end of game big man.
A glance at the statistics gives clear reason why. 2-Pat “won” 62.5% of his Clutch games, as defined by 82games.