Richaun Holmes

Richaun Holmes
Born	(1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 United States
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Playing in the NBA for Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards; currently with Panathinaikos

Richaun Diante Holmes (born October 15, 1993) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States currently playing for Panathinaikos in both the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He competed at the collegiate level with the Bowling Green Falcons, where he earned several All-Mid-American Conference distinctions. Holmes entered the NBA when the Philadelphia 76ers selected him in the 2015 draft. He spent three seasons with Philadelphia before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2018. After one year with the Suns, he joined the Sacramento Kings in 2019 and has since also been part of the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards rosters.

High school and college career

Raised by two parents who are Doctors of Divinity and lead a church near Chicago, Holmes experienced a significant growth spurt during his high school years, transitioning from a 6'2" guard to a 6'9" forward. Despite this development, he did not receive any Division I scholarship offers initially and opted to enroll at Moraine Valley Community College in Illinois.

At Moraine Valley, Holmes posted averages of 19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and an impressive 5.2 blocks per game, earning recognition as a junior college All-American before transferring to Bowling Green. During his first year at Bowling Green, he averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per contest. His senior season saw notable improvements, with averages rising to 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting an efficient 56.3% from the field and 41.9% from beyond the arc under coach Chris Jans. That year, Bowling Green achieved a 21–12 record and participated in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

Philadelphia 76ers (2015–2018)

Holmes was chosen with the 37th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and subsequently signed after demonstrating averages of 10 points and five rebounds during summer league play. He earned his first NBA start in November 2015 and progressively improved his scoring output, reaching an early season high of 18 points by December.

In July 2016, Holmes returned to compete in the Sixers’ Summer League squad and was assigned multiple times to their G League affiliate, the Delaware 87ers, during early 2017. Due to roster adjustments and injuries within the team, he established himself as a consistent rotation player by February 2017, highlighted by a standout performance featuring 12 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks against the Washington Wizards. In March of that year, Holmes set new personal bests with 24 points and 14 rebounds in one game before topping that mark later with a career-high of 25 points.

Holmes suffered a wrist fracture in October 2017 that sidelined him for approximately three weeks. In June 2018, Philadelphia exercised their option to extend his contract through a fourth year.

Phoenix Suns (2018–2019)

On July 20, 2018, Holmes was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for cash considerations. On November 6 of that season, he posted season-best figures of 13 points along with grabbing 10 rebounds during a loss to the Brooklyn Nets. He surpassed this scoring mark on December 10 by recording a new season high of 19 points in an overtime defeat against the Los Angeles Clippers. Later on March 15, 2019, Holmes delivered a double-double performance with 12 points and a season-high of 11 rebounds across just sixteen minutes in a game versus the Houston Rockets, which ended in a loss.

Sacramento Kings (2019–2023)

Holmes agreed to a two-year contract worth $10 million with the Sacramento Kings on July 16, 2019. He extended his stay by re-signing on August 6, 2021, securing a four-year deal valued at $55 million. On March 18, 2022, it was announced that Holmes would miss the remainder of that season due to personal reasons.

Dallas Mavericks (2023–2024)

On July 6, 2023, Holmes, along with the draft rights to Olivier-Maxence Prosper, was acquired by the Dallas Mavericks in a trade with the Sacramento Kings.

Washington Wizards (2024–2025)

Holmes was traded to the Washington Wizards on February 8, 2024, together with a future first-round draft pick, in exchange for Daniel Gafford. He later secured a contract extension with the Wizards on June 29. Nonetheless, Holmes was released by the team on July 14, 2025.

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 51 || 1 || 13.8 || .514 || .182 || .689 || 2.6 || .6 || .4 || .8 || 5.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 57 || 17 || 20.9 || .558 || .351 || .699 || 5.5 || 1.0 || .7 || 1.0 || 9.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 48 || 2 || 15.5 || .560 || .129 || .661 || 4.4 || 1.3 || .4 || .6 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 70 || 4 || 16.9 || .608 || — || .731 || 4.7 || .9 || .6 || 1.1 || 8.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 44 || 38 || 28.2 || .648 || — || .788 || 8.1 || 1.0 || .9 || 1.3 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 61 || 61 || 29.2 || .637 || .182 || .794 || 8.3 || 1.7 || .6 || 1.6|| 14.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 45||37||23.9|| .660|| .400|| .778||7.0||1.1||.4||.9||10.4 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Sacramento

|42||1||8.3||.618||.625||.789||1.9||.2||.1||.3||3.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2 | 
| style="text-align:left;" | Dallas
|23||2||10.3||.559||—||.571||3.4||.7||.1||.4||3.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | Washington
|17||8||18.7||.557||.333||.846||6.1||.6||.5||.6||7.1 

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | Washington
|31||7||17.2||.647||.000||.833||5.7||1.4||.3||.7||7.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
|489||178||19.1||.605||.269||.751||5.3||1.0||0.5||0..9||8..5

Playoffs

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2018
| style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia
|3|||0|||3..7|||0..000|||—|||—|||0..3|||0..3|||0..0|||0..0|||0..0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center" colspan=2 | Career
|3|||0|||3..7|||0..000|||—|||—|||0..3|||0..3|||0..0|||0..0|||0..0

College

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;" | Bowling Green
| 32|||2|||18..8|||.633|||0..000|||.620|||5..0|||0..2|||0..5|||2..3|||6..5

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;" | Bowling Green
| 32|||31|||32..0|||.507|||.300|||.706|||7..7|||.9|||.1|||.8|||13..3

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;" | Bowling Green
|31|||30|||28..8|||.563|||.419|||.712|||.8|||0..8|||0..7|||2..7|||.14..7

|- class="sortbottom"

| align=center colspan=2 Career
|95|||63|||26..5|||.554||||.353'||||.697'||||6.9'||||.7'||||.8'||||2.6'||||11.5'

Player profile

Standing at and weighing , Holmes mainly occupies the roles of center and power forward.

During his tenure at Bowling Green, Holmes gained recognition for his rim protection capabilities combined with agile footwork, while also refining a reliable push shot that significantly boosts his offensive contributions.

External links

• Bowling Green Falcons biography