Patrick Patterson didn't have much time to process the news, so the third-year forward's reaction after being traded to the Sacramento Kings was understandable. “Pretty much just frustration at first, disappointment,” Patterson said Thursday. “I was sad. Those were my initial thoughts and emotions. But as time went on, I cooled off, got level-headed. Now I'm good, I'm excited.”
Patterson will join the Kings on Friday along with Cole Aldrich and Toney Douglas, the other players who are part of Wednesday's six-player deal that sent Thomas Robinson, Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt to the Houston Rockets.
Patterson is the most notable player acquired by the Kings in a deal that will net the team $1.3 million in salary savings as well as $1 million in cash that came from the Rockets.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.