Mavs Coach Peter Patton Leaving Jason Kidd’s Staff; Joining Bulls

Another vacancy on Jason Kidd's coaching staff has materialized with the departure of Peter Patton.

Michael Mulford | Jun 12, 2023

After a disappointing 2022-23 campaign, the Dallas Mavericks have a number of decisions to make heading into the offseason, whether that be via the draft, free agency, or trade to improve their roster around Luka Doncic.

But, there will also be changes to Jason Kidd's coaching staff, which now has two seats open on the bench and now one vacancy open on their player development staff.

Reported by K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago on Saturday, Mavericks shooting coach Peter Patton will be joining Billy Donovan's staff in Chicago as director of player development.

Peter Patton is coming home. The Bulls plan to hire the former Loyola Academy/DePaul star in player development, per sources. Patton has worked as shooting coach for the Timberwolves and Mavericks, where he worked closely with another local product, Jalen Brunson, among others
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) June 10, 2023

Patton had been Dallas' shooting coach since 2018, working closely with the likes of Luka Doncic, Josh Green, and former Maverick Jalen Brunson. In Patton's time in Dallas, the Mavericks ranked tied for 17th in the league in 3-point percentage, shooting 35.8 percent from downtown and peaking this season at 37.1 percent.

The departure of Patton adds a third vacancy to Kidd's coaching staff following the dismissal of assistant Greg St. Jean after the end of Dallas' season and the expected exit of Quinton Crawford, who is in talks to join Frank Vogel's staff with the Phoenix Suns, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.

As Johnson noted, Patton heads home to Chicago, where he played at DePaul University before playing stints in the CBA and overseas in Europe.

Kidd will now look to fill an extra spot on the second row of his bench with a new shooting coach — hopefully one with a reputable resume.

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Published Jun 12, 2023

MICHAEL MULFORD

Michael Mulford is a writer/editor for Dallas Basketball, where he extensively covers the Dallas Mavericks. He also covers the Chicago Bulls as the Managing Editor for Bulls Wire of USA Today Sports Media Group. Mulford grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Event, and Sports Management. He began his pursuit of sports writing in 2017 with Dallas Sports Fanatic, where he covered the Mavericks’ G League affiliate, Texas Legends. He then became the Managing Editor of Dallas Sports Fanatic just one year later and has covered the Mavericks as a credentialed media member since 2018, including covering numerous playoff games between 2021-22 and covering the team at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in 2019. In his time covering the Mavericks, Mulford has conducted numerous interviews for exclusive stories including with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, former Maverick and current VP of Basketball Ops Michael Finley, former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson, and more. You can follow and interact with Mulford on Twitter at @TheMulf.