Josh Hart Case Study #9

  • 3 point shooting went from 33.3% to 41.3% in his first season with Peter
  • Shot 50.8% from the field and 41.3% on 3 pointers in 2025-26
  • 2026 NBA champion in his first season working with Peter Patton in New York
Peter Patton running a practice

Josh Hart by the numbers

Drafted #30 in 1st round in 2017, with the New York Knicks since 2023

2024-25, before working with Peter: 33.3% on 3.3 three point attempts per game
2025-26: 41.3% on 3.7 attempts, 50.8% FG, 12.0 points per game
via Basketball Reference

Working with Peter in New York

Peter joined the Knicks as shooting coach in October 2025, the first time Josh had a shooting coach on staff to work with every day.

New York finished the regular season fourth in the NBA on 3 point shooting at 37.3% and won the 2026 NBA championship.

“It’s something vital to me to have a shooting coach here on staff that can work with me every single day. Obviously, I had one before, but he lived in L.A., and then, I was playing 38 minutes a game, so it was tough to really focus on the mechanics. Now, with Pete, I’m able to work on the mechanics every day, even if it’s just a little bit. It’s a feeling of repetition.”

– Josh Hart, to theScore, December 2025