Miami Heat - Signed as a free agent in July 2023
- Birthdate: 09/15/1993
- Drafted (NBA): 40th pick, 2015
- Pre-draft team: Tennessee
- Country: USA
- Hand: Right
- Agent: Bill Duffy/Eric Kabe (BDA Sports)
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 40th overall by Miami. |
| 3rd August, 2015 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed three year minimum salary contract with Miami. |
| 30th December, 2015 | D-League | Assigned by Miami to Sioux Falls Skyforce of the D-League. |
| 3rd January, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Miami from Sioux Falls Skyforce of the D-League. |
| 5th January, 2016 | D-League | Assigned by Miami to Sioux Falls Skyforce of the D-League. |
| 11th January, 2016 | D-League | Recalled by Miami from Sioux Falls Skyforce of the D-League. |
| 18th September, 2017 | NBA | Signed a four year, $41,965,056 extension with Miami. Included player option for 2021/22. |
| 2011 - 2015 | Tennessee (NCAA) |
| July 2015 | Miami Heat (Summer League) |
| August 2015 - present | Miami Heat (NBA) |
June 29, 2017
Josh Richardson
PG/SG, 6’6, 200lbs, 23 years old, 2 years of experience
Slightly disappointing year; missed a fair amount of time due to injury and lost the good volume high efficiency three-point shot of his rookie season, which had a knock-on effect onto his entire game. Richardson is not going to be an NBA lead guard, and showed it when asked to be at times this past season, so instead he must try to thrive in a formula like that of his rookie season. Some secondary ball handling, smart passing, spotting-up, timely driving, maybe even the occasional post-up, combined with good defence at the one, two, three and sometimes even four positions. Ellington is the better shooter, Johnson is the better ball handler and McGruder is (perhaps) the better wing defender; Richardson, then, must become the utility guy who can do a bit of each, and whose tremendous versatility provides his value.
Player Plan: Unguaranteed minimum salary contract for next season, final year. Bit of a down season on 2016/17, but still very much worth that.