Patrick Baldwin Jr.
#23SF · Sacramento Kings
Height
6'9"
Weight
220 lbs
Age
23
College
Milwaukee
Experience
3 yrs
Wingspan
7'1.8"
Reach
9'2.5"
Hand Size
8.75" × 9.5"
C
D
D+
C
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The Verdict on Patrick, in One Read
On the field, Patrick Baldwin Jr. grades out as a shaky SF for Sacramento Kings (D+ Impact). That places him 82nd of 119 graded small forwards. In his on-court role, the grade is middling (C Role), reflecting how he produces relative to others at his position. Against that production, his deal reads as fairly priced on the Contract Value Index (C) — the team is paying below what the play would command. The public read is negative (D Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score.
Career StatsD
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 100 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 40.7% | 37.1% | 65.9% |
| 2025-26 |  | 9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Performance Grade by Season
PeakD-LongevityMid-CareerRecentD-
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | | 9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 40.7% | D- D- |
| 2024-25 | | 24 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 54.3% | F F |
| 2023-24 |  | 38 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 38.1% | D D |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$264K
AAV
$264K/yr
Contract Value Index (CVI)
C
Fair Value
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On a roster with finite room, Patrick Baldwin Jr.'s contract earns a C Contract Value Index against the NBA salary backdrop. At $264K AAV on a one-year deal, the financial commitment is minimal—a two-way contract signals the Kings are paying development-league wages for an organizational lottery ticket—but the underlying performance data justifies no higher grade: through nine games in the 2025-26 season, he's posting 3.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, and 0.6 APG, production that reads as replacement-level and offers zero counterargument to the narrative of a fourth-year player still searching for a consistent rotation role. As a 23-year-old with four seasons of NBA experience already logged, Baldwin Jr. has exhausted the goodwill typically extended to young prospects; the CVI reflects the fundamental disconnect between his pedigree as a former lottery pick and his inability to translate that draft capital into reliable on-court impact. Sacramento's recent transaction pattern—cycling through short-term signings while housing Baldwin Jr. on a developmental contract—confirms the Kings view him as organizational depth in a 22-60 rebuild rather than a cornerstone of player development, which constrains any upside argument in his contract valuation. The two-way designation leaves him vulnerable to roster churn in a tanking environment where roster stability is subordinate to evaluation; his window to prove fit is narrowing, and without a sharp statistical inflection in the coming games, the C grade stands as fair value for a low-cost, high-risk developmental gamble that has yet to pay dividends.
Performance Analysis
D
#82 of 119 Small Forwards
Contracts in the Same Value Band
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Patrick's contract sits relative to comparable money.
How Patrick Compares at the Position
Patrick Baldwin Jr. ranks 82nd of 119 graded small forwards by performance. That slots Patrick between Wendell Moore Jr. (D) just ahead and Jamison Battle (D) just behind.
Graded higher
Wendell Moore Jr.Detroit PistonsDJulian PhillipsMinnesota TimberwolvesDCam WhitmoreWashington WizardsDPatrick Baldwin Jr.D
Graded lower
Jamison BattleTransaction History
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About this player
Patrick Baldwin Jr. is a player in his 3rd NBA season listed at SF for the Sacramento Kings. FanVerdicts covers every NBA player, team, GM, and transaction — and puts your verdict on all of it. Sign in to cast your Fan Verdict on Patrick Baldwin Jr., see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts also brings its own read — performance, sentiment, and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index C, Performance D, Sentiment D.
The crowd's Fan Verdict moves in real time as fans vote on this profile. FanVerdicts' own read updates as new data lands — performance recalculates when NBA game stats post, sentiment shifts with media coverage and fan discussion, and the Contract Value Index recomputes when contract terms change. Contract details below show the structure (years, total value, average annual value, guarantees) behind the Contract Value Index read.
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