Nick Richards — Player Profile

Bio

pf_c • Kentucky • 7'0" • 245 lbs

Age 28y 11m 11d

Hometown Kingston, Jamaica jm

High School St. Mary's in Manhasset, New York , The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey

Shoots Right

Wingspan 7'2"

Drafted: 2020 Round 2, pick 12 (#42 overall)

Draft details and sources

Team: New Orleans Pelicans · Draft date: Unknown

NBA Official Draft History

College Production

PPG

14.0

Points

RPG

7.8

Rebounds

APG

0.2

Assists

SPG 0.1

BPG 2.1

TOV 1.6

MPG 29.6

Games 31

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

64.2

3P%

—

0.0 3P/g

FT%

75.2

3.5-4.7 FT/g

Season 2019-20

PPG

4.0

Points

RPG

3.3

Rebounds

APG

0.2

Assists

SPG 0.1

BPG 1.3

TOV 0.7

MPG 12.1

Games 37

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

59.8

3P%

—

0.0 3P/g

FT%

69.0

1.3-1.9 FT/g

Season 2018-19

PPG

5.1

Points

RPG

4.4

Rebounds

APG

0.2

Assists

SPG 0.1

BPG 0.9

TOV 0.7

MPG 14.7

Games 37

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

61.6

3P%

—

0.0 3P/g

FT%

71.8

1.4-1.9 FT/g

Season 2017-18

Production

NBA Preseason Production

PTS

9.8

Points

REB

8.2

Rebounds

AST

0.5

Assists

PTS

16.5

Points

REB

13.9

Rebounds

AST

0.8

Assists

PTS

20.5

Points

REB

17.4

Rebounds

AST

1.1

Assists

2023-24 · Y4 · 4 G · Position unavailable · Charlotte Hornets · TS% reflects NBA Preseason context

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	FTM	FTA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	GmSc
2023-24	NBA	4	21.3	9.8	8.2	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.0	4.8	7.2	62.5	—	65.5	67.8	8.2
2022-23	NBA	5	16.0	7.4	6.4	0.2	0.4	1.0	1.0	3.0	5.2	0.0	1.4	2.6	57.7	—	53.8	58.3	6.6
2021-22	NBA	4	13.8	3.8	5.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.5	1.5	3.0	0.2	0.8	1.0	50.0	0.0	75.0	54.5	2.7
2020-21	NBA	3	5.8	2.3	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	2.0	0.0	1.7	2.0	16.7	—	83.3	40.5	0.9
2023-24	NBA	4	21.3	16.5	13.9	0.8	0.0	1.3	2.5	4.2	6.8	0.0	8.0	12.3	62.5	—	65.5	67.8	8.2
2022-23	NBA	5	16.0	16.7	14.4	0.5	0.9	2.3	2.3	6.8	11.7	0.0	3.2	5.9	57.7	—	53.8	58.3	6.6
2021-22	NBA	4	13.8	9.8	13.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	3.9	3.9	7.8	0.7	2.0	2.6	50.0	0.0	75.0	54.5	2.7
2020-21	NBA	3	5.8	14.4	10.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	2.1	12.3	0.0	10.3	12.3	16.7	—	83.3	40.5	0.9
2023-24	NBA	4	21.3	20.5	17.4	1.1	0.0	1.6	3.2	5.3	8.4	0.0	10.0	15.3	62.5	—	65.5	67.8	8.2
2022-23	NBA	5	16.0	21.4	18.5	0.6	1.2	2.9	2.9	8.7	15.0	0.0	4.0	7.5	57.7	—	53.8	58.3	6.6
2021-22	NBA	4	13.8	12.8	17.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	5.1	5.1	10.2	0.9	2.6	3.4	50.0	0.0	75.0	54.5	2.7
2020-21	NBA	3	5.8	17.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	2.5	15.0	0.0	12.5	15.0	16.7	—	83.3	40.5	0.9

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PER	TS%	eFG%	USG%	AST%	TOV%	REB%	3PAr	FTr	WS82	BPM
2020-21	NBA	3	5.8	4.9	40.5	16.7	24.2	0.0	18.8	14.8	0.000	1.000	-0.7	-18.1
2021-22	NBA	4	13.8	9.2	54.5	50.0	14.8	2.9	30.4	17.5	0.083	0.333	-0.3	-9.9
2022-23	NBA	5	16.0	20.0	58.3	57.7	18.4	2.2	13.6	20.0	0.000	0.500	2.6	-2.8
2023-24	NBA	4	21.3	15.6	67.8	62.5	16.2	3.4	17.3	18.1	0.000	1.812	5.3	1.9

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	41	26	63.4%	68.3%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	13	4	30.8%	21.7%	—
Mid-Range	5	2	40.0%	8.3%	—
Left Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	1.7%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 68%

Mid 30%

3PT 2%

Corner 3 2%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	9	7	77.8%	56.2%	64.3%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	4	2	50.0%	25.0%	43.1%
Mid-Range	3	1	33.3%	18.8%	41.3%

Small sample (16 FGA) — showing individual shots; the heat map requires ≥20 FGA.

Shot Diet

Rim 56%

Mid 44%

3PT 0%

Corner 3 0%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	18	12	66.7%	69.2%	64.6%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	7	2	28.6%	26.9%	39.6%
Mid-Range	1	1	100.0%	3.8%	39.0%

Shot Diet

Rim 69%

Mid 31%

3PT 0%

Corner 3 0%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	9	6	66.7%	75.0%	63.4%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	1	0	0.0%	8.3%	38.9%
Mid-Range	1	0	0.0%	8.3%	38.5%
Left Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	8.3%	38.7%

Small sample (12 FGA) — showing individual shots; the heat map requires ≥20 FGA.

Shot Diet

Rim 75%

Mid 17%

3PT 8%

Corner 3 8%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	5	1	20.0%	83.3%	62.2%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	1	0	0.0%	16.7%	38.9%

Small sample (6 FGA) — showing individual shots; the heat map requires ≥20 FGA.

Shot Diet

Rim 83%

Mid 17%

3PT 0%

Corner 3 0%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Team	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2023-10-19	Charlotte Hornets	BOS	21.0	15	4	1	4	4	7	10	12.2
2023-10-15	Charlotte Hornets	OKC	23.6	8	7	1	2	3	4	8	4.3
2023-10-12	Charlotte Hornets	WAS	19.1	9	12	0	3	6	3	5	9.3
2023-10-10	Charlotte Hornets	MIA	21.5	7	10	0	1	3	5	6	7.0

Summer League

PTS

9.2

Points

REB

6.5

Rebounds

AST

0.7

Assists

PTS

15.3

Points

REB

10.9

Rebounds

AST

1.1

Assists

PTS

19.7

Points

REB

13.9

Rebounds

AST

1.4

Assists

Career · 6 G · 2 competitions · TS% reflects Summer League context

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	FTM	FTA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	GmSc
2022	LV	2	23.7	14.5	10.0	1.0	2.5	4.5	5.0	8.0	0.0	4.5	6.0	62.5	—	75.0	68.1	10.7
2021	LV	4	20.4	6.5	4.8	0.5	1.0	1.2	2.5	5.2	0.5	1.5	2.0	47.6	0.0	75.0	53.0	4.3
Career	—	6	21.5	9.2	6.5	0.7	1.5	2.3	3.3	6.2	0.3	2.5	3.3	54.1	0.0	75.0	60.0	6.4
2022	LV	2	23.7	22.1	15.2	1.5	3.8	6.8	7.6	12.2	0.0	6.8	9.1	62.5	—	75.0	68.1	10.7
2021	LV	4	20.4	11.5	8.4	0.9	1.8	2.2	4.4	9.3	0.9	2.6	3.5	47.6	0.0	75.0	53.0	4.3
Career	—	6	21.5	15.3	10.9	1.1	2.5	3.9	5.6	10.3	0.6	4.2	5.6	54.1	0.0	75.0	60.0	6.4
2022	LV	2	23.7	28.2	19.5	1.9	4.9	8.8	9.7	15.6	0.0	8.8	11.7	62.5	—	75.0	68.1	10.7
2021	LV	4	20.4	14.7	10.7	1.1	2.3	2.8	5.6	11.9	1.1	3.4	4.5	47.6	0.0	75.0	53.0	4.3
Career	—	6	21.5	19.7	13.9	1.4	3.2	5.0	7.1	13.2	0.7	5.4	7.1	54.1	0.0	75.0	60.0	6.4

PER

14.1

Efficiency

TS%

60.0

True Shooting

BPM

-2.6

Box +/-

Career averages across 2 qualified competitions

Advanced Metrics

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	AST'd%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	DWS	WS	WS/40	WS/82	VORP	VORP/82
2022	LV	2	47.3	21.8	68.1	0.000	0.750	—	8.9	33.2	17.8	7.7	0.0	8.4	29.7	24.0	99.1	97.1	-4.7	5.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.08	1.9	0.0	0.6
2021	LV	4	81.7	9.6	53.0	0.095	0.381	—	6.7	18.6	11.5	4.3	0.0	3.8	16.9	13.8	97.7	112.8	-2.7	-1.6	-4.4	-0.0	-0.0	-0.00	-0.1	-0.1	-1.0
Career*	—	6	129.0	14.1	60.0	0.054	0.541	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.4	—	—	—	-3.4	0.9	-2.6	0.1	0.1	0.03	0.6	-0.1	-0.4

* Career WS (and OWS/DWS) and VORP are cumulative totals across qualified competitions, with WS/40 recomputed from those sums; PER, BPM (and OBPM/DBPM), and the /82 projections are minute-weighted averages, and TS%, 3PAr, FTr, AST'd%, and TOV% pool the underlying totals. Ratings, usage, AST%, and the rebound/steal/block rates aren't pooled across competitions.

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	15	11	73.3%	40.5%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	14	7	50.0%	37.8%	—
Mid-Range	6	2	33.3%	16.2%	—
Above the Break 3	2	0	0.0%	5.4%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 41%

Mid 54%

3PT 5%

Corner 3 0%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	5	4	80.0%	31.2%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	10	5	50.0%	62.5%	—
Mid-Range	1	1	100.0%	6.2%	—

Small sample (16 FGA) — showing individual shots; the heat map requires ≥20 FGA.

Shot Diet

Rim 31%

Mid 69%

3PT 0%

Corner 3 0%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	10	7	70.0%	47.6%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	4	2	50.0%	19.0%	—
Mid-Range	5	1	20.0%	23.8%	—
Above the Break 3	2	0	0.0%	9.5%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 48%

Mid 43%

3PT 10%

Corner 3 0%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Venue	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	3PA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2022-07-10	Las Vegas	LAL	26.3	14	9	1	5	8	0	4	4	9.3
2022-07-08	Las Vegas	IND	21.0	15	11	1	5	8	0	5	8	12.0
2021-08-16	Las Vegas	CHI	11.1	3	2	0	1	3	0	1	2	2.2
2021-08-14	Las Vegas	TOR	24.1	3	8	1	1	5	1	1	1	1.0
2021-08-09	Las Vegas	SAC	25.5	10	6	0	4	7	1	2	2	7.8

2020 Draft Combine Statistics

Percentile rankings vs current draft class

76

Percentile

Composite Combine Score

Above Average vs. 2020 Draft Class

Anthro 96

Athletic 31

Blends measurements, athleticism & shooting

Rank

#12

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