Skip to content
Players Nick Richards

Miami Heat

NickRichards

#8 · Center· 6' 11"· 28 years

Inside the game of Nick Richards.

Nick RichardsPORTRAIT / NBA CENTER

2026-27 · Regular season

2 games · MIA
Points / G3.5
Rebounds / G0.5
Assists / G0.5
Minutes / G2.9
Field goal100.0%
Three-point100.0%

Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.

Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.

01 / The film room

The game, in motion.

NBA video library ↗

02 / The scouting file

Look closer.

The role. The questions. The person.

The statistical read

What changes when you look past points per game?

2025-26 · 48 games
703 recorded minutes

League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.

Scoring volume14.1 PTS / 36
36th percentile

Points per 36 minutes

Assist production0.8 AST / 36
1st percentile

Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created

Rebound production12.4 REB / 36
95th percentile

Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter

Three-point appetite9.0% of FGA
9th percentile

Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three

Free-throw volume50.2 FTA / 100 FGA
96th percentile

Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts

Scoring efficiency56.2% TS
38th percentile

True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts

How to read this profile

Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.

NBA source record ↗
Statistical signal

Free-throw volume

50.2 FTA / 100 FGA places Nick Richards at the 96th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look for how the trips are earned: drives, post work, putbacks or intentional fouls.

Inspect the record ↓
Statistical signal

Rebound production

12.4 REB / 36 places Nick Richards at the 95th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look at who handles the box-out and which rebounds are contested before assigning the full credit.

Inspect the record ↓
Film question

How much should you trust the jumper?

27.8% from three on 18 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.

Inspect the record ↓
Film question

Decisions under pressure

0.27 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.

Inspect the record ↓

Possession detail · 2026-27

Where the shots actually came from.

2 checked games
3 attempts

2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.

At the rim
100.0% 1 attempts · 33.3% of shots
Paint & short twos
100.0% 1 attempts · 33.3% of shots
Three-pointers
100.0% 1 attempts · 33.3% of shots

Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 100.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.

Games in this sample2026-10-23 vs DET ↗ 2026-10-21 vs MIN ↗

The roster around him

Who else occupies this part of the floor?

Current MIA teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.

PlayerPositionMIN / GAST / G3P%3PAREB / G
Bam Adebayo ↗C-F32.43.231.8%40010.0
Vladislav Goldin ↗C2.60.3—01.0

A comparison worth investigating

Similar box-score profiles.

2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.

The reporting file

Start with the people who were there.

Read Richards’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.

Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓

03 / The numbers

A season in motion.

2026-27 regular season · 2 games

Game by game

Per game Rolling 5-game average

Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.

SampleGPPTSREBASTTS%
Available games23.50.50.5116.7%
Last 1023.50.50.5116.7%
Last 523.50.50.5116.7%
Off bench23.50.50.5116.7%

The shooting profile

Every point has a source.

2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.

116.7%True shooting
116.7%Effective FG
100.0%
Two-point2 attempts
100.0%
Three-point1 attempts
—
Free throws0 attempts
Share of points7 total points
Two-pointers 57.1%Three-pointers 42.9%Free throws 0.0%

04 / The reading room

Beyond the stat line.

Player analysis & reporting

Read the Game

Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season

MIA vs MIN ↗

Nick Richards scored four points on 100.0% from the field and collected a rebound in limited minutes.

Every recorded appearance ↓

05 / The long view

The career, chapter by chapter.

Source record ↗

Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.

SeasonTeamGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%
2026-27MIA22.93.50.50.50.00.0100.0%100.0%—
2025-26CHI / PHX4814.65.85.10.30.20.751.2%27.8%64.4%
2024-25TOT5722.09.38.20.90.21.059.1%0.0%74.4%
2024-25PHX3622.79.58.60.60.20.860.5%0.0%82.2%
2024-25CHA2121.08.97.51.30.31.256.1%0.0%67.8%
2023-24CHA6726.39.78.00.80.41.169.1%0.0%73.7%
2022-23CHA6518.78.26.40.60.21.162.9%100.0%74.9%
2021-22CHA507.33.01.70.30.20.466.7%—69.8%
2020-21CHA183.50.80.60.10.00.044.4%0.0%63.6%

06 / Every appearance

The game log.

2026-27 · 6 recorded games · Download CSV ↓
6 games
CompetitionGameFG%3P%FT%Contribution
Oct 23Regular seasonMIA vs DET ↗2.530100100.0%100.0%—+2.5Box only · provisional
Oct 21Regular seasonMIA vs MIN ↗3.241000100.0%——+3.2Box only · provisional
Oct 14PreseasonMIA vs BKN ↗16.411500166.7%—60.0%-0.5Box only · provisional
Oct 10PreseasonMIA vs MIN ↗24.7710011100.0%—75.0%+1.5Box only · provisional
Oct 8PreseasonMIA vs NOP ↗14.75901166.7%—50.0%-1.8Box only · provisional
Oct 3PreseasonMIA vs TOR ↗10.407002———-3.3Box only · provisional

Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Individual performance breakdowns +

Regular season

Oct 23, 2026 · MIA vs DET

Bench · 2.5 minutes

Impact+2.5
PTS
3
REB
0
AST
1
STL
0
BLK
0
TO
0

Nick Richards scored 3 points, shooting 100% from the field. He added 1 assist.

Box-score read

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
100% 1 attempts
3PT
100% 1 attempts
FT
— 0 attempts
Plus/minus
+2
True shooting
150.0%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+3.50
Defensive box value
+0.00
Minutes baseline
-1.00
Game impact
+2.50

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Regular season

Oct 21, 2026 · MIA vs MIN

Bench · 3.2 minutes

Impact+3.2
PTS
4
REB
1
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
0
TO
0

Nick Richards scored four points on 100.0% from the field and collected a rebound in limited minutes.

Player analysis

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
100% 2 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
— 0 attempts
Plus/minus
+4
True shooting
100.0%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+4.00
Defensive box value
+0.30
Minutes baseline
-1.13
Game impact
+3.17

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 14, 2026 · MIA vs BKN

Starter · 16.4 minutes

Impact-0.5
PTS
11
REB
5
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
1
TO
2

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
66.7% 6 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
60% 5 attempts
Plus/minus
+3
True shooting
67.1%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 10, 2026 · MIA vs MIN

Starter · 24.7 minutes

Impact+1.5
PTS
7
REB
10
AST
0
STL
1
BLK
1
TO
1

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
100% 2 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
75% 4 attempts
Plus/minus
+0
True shooting
93.1%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 8, 2026 · MIA vs NOP

Bench · 14.7 minutes

Impact-1.8
PTS
5
REB
9
AST
0
STL
1
BLK
1
TO
3

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
66.7% 3 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
50% 2 attempts
Plus/minus
+2
True shooting
64.4%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 3, 2026 · MIA vs TOR

Bench · 10.4 minutes

Impact-3.3
PTS
0
REB
7
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
2
TO
2

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
— 0 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
— 0 attempts
Plus/minus
-7

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:38 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

07 / The player file

How Richards got here.

At a glance.

Height
6' 11"
Weight
245 lbs
Age now
28 years
Born
1997-11-29
Hometown
Kingston, Jamaica
College
Kentucky
Draft
2020: Rd 2, Pk 42 (NO)
Experience
7th Season

Signed on 08/27/26

Biography source · ESPN ↗

The contract

$3.07M

2026-27 reported base salary

2026-27
$3.07M

Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.

HoopsHype · checked 2026-10-20 ↗

Keep exploring

The players around him.

Miami Heat ↗

The record behind the page

Official roster ↗ · checked 2026-10-24. Career, biography and publisher links checked 2026-10-25. Our methodology ↗

Historical teams belong to their seasons. Missing statistics stay unavailable. Articles and videos belong to their respective publishers.