Patton operated a staff of three player development managers — Austin Dufault, L.D. Williams and Peter Crawford — who will remain with the Bulls after his departure.

Patton, a local product out ... “Peter comes to us not only as a shooting coach but somebody who can oversee our player development function,” Eversley said. “We thought we needed a fresh look.

If the Bulls do better than expected this season, the personnel move that mattered most might have happened in the summer of 2023, when they hired shooting coach Peter Patton away from the Mavericks.

The Bulls have hired former Loyola Academy and DePaul star Peter Patton as their new director of player development and shooting coach. Patton joins Bulls' Insider K.C. Johnson for an exclusive ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls front office faces a pivotal off-court decision this summer after parting with director of player development Peter Patton.

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.

Patton operated a staff of three player development managers — Austin Dufault, L.D. Williams and Peter Crawford — who will remain with the Bulls after his departure.

Sam: Looks like me and Peter Patton got Ayo straightened out, although Patton’s getting all the credit. I know Ayo was popular as a local guy, but I was expecting a bit more from him as a three ...