Josh Richardson

Josh Richardson
Born	Joshua Michael Richardson (1993-09-15) September 15, 1993 Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2015–present

Joshua Michael Richardson (born September 15, 1993) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States who most recently played for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his collegiate career, he represented the Tennessee Volunteers, where he secured first-team all-conference recognition in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during his senior year in 2015. Drafted in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft by Miami, Richardson has also been a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, and New Orleans Pelicans.

High school career

In his final year at Santa Fe High School located in Edmond, Oklahoma, Richardson posted averages of 16.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists while playing as a point guard. His performance earned him spots on the Oklahoma Coaches Association "Large West" All-State Team and The Oklahoman's Super 5 first team.

College career

Richardson participated in 136 contests throughout his tenure at the University of Tennessee, recording averages of 9.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. He achieved a field goal percentage of 45.6% and converted 31.8% from beyond the arc. He ranks third all-time at Tennessee for games played and holds top-30 rankings in minutes, steals, blocks, and scoring. In his senior season, he elevated his output to 16.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, earning First Team All-SEC honors, inclusion on the SEC All-Defensive Team, and recognition as a Defensive All-American.

Professional career

Miami Heat (2015–2019)

Chosen with the 40th pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Miami Heat, Richardson secured a contract after averaging 11.8 points during summer league competition. He made his NBA debut on November 5, 2015, and notched his first double-digit scoring effort with 15 points off the bench on February 24, 2016. His strong March performance led to being named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month on April 5, 2016.

Returning to Miami's Summer League roster in 2016, Richardson sustained a partial tear to his medial collateral ligament that sidelined him for six to eight weeks. He matched his career-high by scoring 22 points in December of that year.

On September 18, 2017, he agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $42 million with the Heat. During the 2017–18 season, Richardson set new personal bests with back-to-back high-scoring games of 27 and then 28 points before reaching a career peak of 30 points in February 2018.

In the following season (2018–19), he further raised his scoring high to 32 points and subsequently achieved a new mark of 37 points while sinking eight three-pointers against the Golden State Warriors. He concluded that campaign with career-best averages of 16.6 points and 4.1 assists per game but missed some late-season action due to heel and groin injuries.

Philadelphia 76ers (2019–2020)

On July 6, 2019, Richardson was traded by Miami to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a package deal for Jimmy Butler. While with Philadelphia, head coach Brett Brown described him as a "dot connector" and "bridge builder."

Dallas Mavericks (2020–2021)

Richardson was dealt to Dallas on November 18, 2020, in exchange for Seth Curry. Sports Illustrated characterized his season as "disappointing," noting a significant decline in performance over seven playoff games against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Boston Celtics (2021–2022)

The Boston Celtics acquired Richardson on July 31, 2021, through a trade involving Moses Brown. The organization later secured him with a contract extension on August 24; during this period, he delivered an impressive 27-point outing versus the New York Knicks.

San Antonio Spurs (2022–2023)

On February 10, 2022, Richardson was traded alongside Romeo Langford to San Antonio in return for Derrick White.

New Orleans Pelicans (2023)

Richardson was sent to New Orleans on February 9, 2023; this transaction involved Devonte' Graham heading to San Antonio plus four future second-round draft picks moving as part of the deal.

Return to Miami (2023–2025)

He rejoined Miami by signing on July 2, 2023. Subsequently, on February 6, 2025, Richardson was included in a five-team trade that sent Jimmy Butler to Golden State and resulted in Richardson being traded to the Utah Jazz; however, he was waived shortly thereafter.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Template:NBA player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| Miami |52||2||21.3|| .452 || .461 || .667 ||2.1||1.4|| .7 || .5 ||6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| Miami |53||34||30.5|| .394 || .330 || .779 ||3.2||2.6||1.1|| .7 ||10.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| Miami |81||81||33.2|| .451 || .378 || .845 ||3.5||2.9||1.5|| .9 ||12.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| Miami |73||73||34.8|| .412 || .357 || .861 ||3.6||4.1||1.1|| .5 ||16.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia |55||53||30.8|| .430 || .341 || .809 ||3.2||2.9|| .9 || .7 ||13.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;"| Dallas |59||56||30.3|| .427 || .330 || .917 ||3.3||2.6||1.0|| .4 ||12.1 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2 | Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;" | Boston |44||0||24.7|| .443 || .397 || .859 ||2.8||1.5|| .8 || .5 ||9.7 |- | style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio |21||7||24.4|| .429 || .444 || .946 ||2.9||2.3||1.0|| .3 ||11.4 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2 | Template:Nbay | style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio |42||6||23..7|| .436 || .357 || .883 ||2..8 ||3..3 ||1..0 || .3 ||11..5 |-

| style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans
|23||4||23..2||| .419||| .384||| .762|||2..4|||1..6|||1..3||| .4|||7..5

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | Template:Nbay
| style="text-align:left;" | Miami
|43 ||6 ||25..6 || .444 || .347 || .944 ||2..8 ||2..4 || .6 || .3 ||9..9

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | Template:Nbay
| style="text-align:left;" | Miami
|8 ||0 ||18..7 || ..289 || ..273 || 1..000 ||1..5 ||1..5 ||1..0 || ..1 ||4..0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career
|554 ||322 ||28..5 || ..428 || ..363 || ..846 ||3..0 ||2..6 ||1..0 || ..5 ||11..5

|}

Playoffs

Template:NBA player statistics start |-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2016 NBA playoffs
| style="text-align:left;" | Miami
|14||0||27..6 ||= ..371 ||= ..370 ||= ..714 ||=3..6 ||=1..6 ||= ..4 ||= ..9 ||=6..6

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2018 NBA playoffs
| style="text-align:left;" | Miami
|5 ||=5 ||=26..0 ||= ..375 ||= ..316 ||= ..857 ||=3..0 ||=2..8 ||=2..2 ||=1..0 ||=8..4

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2020 NBA playoffs
| style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia
|4 ||=4 ||=36..0 ||= ..357 ||= ..357 ||= ..944 ||=3..8 ||=3..3 ||= ..5 ||= ..5 ||=16..8

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2021 NBA playoffs
| style="text-align:left;" | Dallas
|7 ||=0 ||=13..4 ||= ..393 ||= ..300 ||= ..1000 ||=1..6 ||= ..7 ||= ..3 ||= ..0 ||=4..9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career
|30 ::=9 ::=25..2 ::= ..371 ::= ..350 ::= ..875 ::=3..0 ::=1..8 ::= ..7 ::= ..7 ::=7..9

|}

College

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| style="text-align:left;" | 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| style="text-align:left;" | Tennessee
|34||||9||||16..0|||| ..353|||| ..237|||| ..640||||1..4|||| ..7|||| ..5|||| ..6||||2..9

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
|33||||33||||30..7|||| ..469|||| ..214|||| ..692||||4..3||||1..5||||1..1|||| ..7||||7..9

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
|37||||36||||30..4|||| ..474|||| ..340||||793||||29||||15||||07'||08'||10'||03'||02'||01'||06'||01'||60'

|- |'style=' text -align: left;'|'20014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season'|'style=' text -align: left;'|'Tennessee'|'32'|'32'|'36 -' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '.461'|'359'|'798'|'45'|'36'|'21'|'05'|'160' |- class='sortbottom' |'style=' text -align: center;' colspan='2'|'Career' |'136'|'110'|'28 -' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '.456'|'318'|'758'|'32'|'18'|'11'|'06'|'92'

Personal life

Richardson's father, Mike, served as a firefighter in Oklahoma City before retiring, while his mother, Alice, is both an ordained Baptist minister and a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve. His elder sister, Alex, competed in college basketball representing the Oklahoma State Cowgirls. Richardson completed a degree in Psychology in May 2015 and is skilled in playing classical piano. Additionally, he supports Arsenal F.C..

External links

• Tennessee Volunteers bio