He had done well to keep his home in Florida. Four years after the end of his first stint in Miami, Josh Richardson is back at the Heat. The former Pelicans fullback/winger has signed a minimum two-year contract of $2.9 million for the upcoming season and just over $3 million the next.
“ Sometimes you have to sacrifice yourself for certain things. I spoke with the coaches and after weighing the options I thought it would be in my interest and that of everyone involved to come back and try my luck again. “, justifies the 29-year-old player, who has always kept in mind the idea of a return.
The rear had been drafted in the second round (40th choice) of the 2015 Draft by the Heat. After a rookie year, he gradually established himself as a starter. To the point of signing his best career season, in 2018/19, with nearly 17 points on average.
His value had soared so high that he was the main consideration for the 76ers when it came time to send Jimmy Butler to Miami. After successive stints in Dallas, Boston, San Antonio and therefore New Orleans, Josh Richardson will now team up with the man he was traded against.
A different role
Since that move, the full-back doesn’t think he’s changed much, although he’s never really tapped into the potential he was given. ” Once I get back into the swing of things, once again cultivating that same intensity with which I know how to approach each day, things can be similar. The workforce has evolved, I will have a different role. bam (Adebayo), Jimmy and these guys are the leaders. I have no problem finding my place and knowing where I can best help the team win games “, Displays Josh Richardson.
This one, because of the departures of Gabe Vincent and Max Strus, could find a starting place. And above all find this philosophy of work specific to the Heat.
” The way things go from top to bottom is more like a linear thing. Everyone’s on the same page here “, describes the full-back who remembers, “ like it was yesterday “, from a work session where Erik Spoelstra had asked him to convert 70 winning shots… out of 100.
The specificity in Miami? ” Simply the way the game is approached. It’s hard to compare the intensity that exists here and all the attention to small details compared to other gyms. It’s a throwback to the way I used to do things “, he ends.
| Josh Richardson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | MIA | 52 | 21 | 45.2 | 46.1 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 53 | 31 | 39.4 | 33.0 | 77.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 81 | 33 | 45.1 | 37.8 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 12.9 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 73 | 35 | 41.2 | 35.7 | 86.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 16.6 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 55 | 31 | 43.0 | 34.1 | 80.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 13.7 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 59 | 30 | 42.7 | 33.0 | 91.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 12.1 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 65 | 25 | 43.8 | 41.5 | 88.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.3 |
| 2021-22 * | BOS | 44 | 25 | 44.3 | 39.7 | 85.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.7 |
| 2021-22 * | SAN | 21 | 24 | 42.9 | 44.4 | 94.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.4 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 65 | 24 | 43.1 | 36.5 | 85.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.1 |
| 2022-23 * | SAN | 42 | 24 | 43.6 | 35.7 | 88.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.5 |
| 2022-23 * | NOP | 23 | 23 | 41.9 | 38.4 | 76.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| Total | 503 | 29 | 42.8 | 36.5 | 84.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 11.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
