Amid the flurry of moves during the first few days of the NBA’s free agency period, a team signing an undrafted player to an Exhibit 10 contract can easily go unnoticed. That’s likely the case with the Dallas Mavericks bringing in Devonte Patterson.
Patterson has the physical gifts and knack for the game that could translate into a career at the next level, but there’s more to his story. He’s been on the organization’s radar for some time. In fact, Patterson’s relationship with Mavericks dates back close to a decade.
It began in high school.