Unveiling the NBA Rookies Shocking Everyone with Their Unexpected Dominance This Season
Richard, a 6-3 shooting guard, has demonstrated good touch (85.2% on free throws), the ability to defend at a high level (second among drafted NBA rookies in D-DRIP), and an affinity for operating as a cutter in Golden State’s motion-heavy offense (72.9% on shots at the rim, which is second among drafted rookies with at least 200 minutes).

Richard is basically a more-slender version of the player archetype we outlined with Coward. Three-and-D wings are always in demand on winning teams, and if the Warriors didn’t have both Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry go down with injuries, Richard would likely be getting playoff minutes in a tightly contested first-round matchup for one of the most successful franchises of this century.

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