Quentin Richardson

Quentin Richardson

Richardson during his tenure with the Knicks
No. 5 – Orlando Magic
Small forward
Personal information
Born	April 13, 1980 (1980-04-13) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	Whitney Young HS (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College	DePaul
NBA Draft	2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career	2000–present
Career history
2000–2004	Los Angeles Clippers
2004–2005	Phoenix Suns
2005–2009	New York Knicks
2009–2010	Miami Heat
2010–present	Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
NBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2005)

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold	1998 Puerto Plata	Team competition

Quentin Richardson (born April 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. At 6'6" (1.98 m) and 228 lb (104 kg), he plays as a small forward.

Collegiate career

Richardson was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Lee and Emma Richardson.He arrived at DePaul University after leading Whitney Young High School to the state AA boys Basketball title in 1998. He averaged 17.9 points per game, and 10.2 rebounds per game in his two seasons at DePaul. He became the only player in school history to have 1,000+ points, 500+ rebounds, and 100+ three-point field goals. As a freshman, he was elected both the Conference USA Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. Richardson declared for the NBA Draft after his sophomore year with DePaul in 2000.

Professional career

Richardson was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 18th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft. He was selected after fellow Clippers Darius Miles and Keyon Dooling. Richardson would star in a documentary with Miles entitled The Youngest Guns which chronicled their first three seasons in the NBA with the Clippers. Richardson spent four seasons with the Clippers before signing with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent.

The 2004–05 season was a big one for not only Richardson, but the Suns as well. He set a new Suns single-season record for three-point field goals, eclipsing the previous record of 199 set by Dan Majerle. He finished the season with a league-leading 631 three-point attempts, and 226 three-point field goals, co-leading the league with Kyle Korver. Richardson also set a Suns franchise record with nine threes against the New Orleans Hornets on December 29, 2004. Richardson would also go on to win the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout that same season. The Suns finished the regular season with a league-best 62 wins and 20 losses. He made his playoff debut with the Suns in 2005 who would eventually lose to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

Richardson was traded from the Suns, along with 2005 draft pick Nate Robinson, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Kurt Thomas and Dijon Thompson in the offseason. His first three seasons in New York were largely hampered by nagging injuries—the most serious being a chronic back condition—which limited him to 55, 49 and 65 games played respectively. His injury situation finally stabilized during the 2008–2009 season, when he remained healthy enough to appear in all but seven games. This does not include two additional DNP-CDs (Did Not Play – Coach's Decision) that he received; one on February 28, 2009 against the Miami Heat and a second on March 10, 2009 against the Milwaukee Bucks.

On the 2009 draft day, Richardson was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Darko Miličić. His stint at the Grizzlies only last three weeks before he was traded again to the team that drafted him, the Los Angeles Clippers, in exchange for Zach Randolph. His second stint with the Clippers only lasted for three days. On July 20, 2009, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Sebastian Telfair, Mark Madsen, and Craig Smith. After less than a month at Minnesota, Richardson was traded for the fourth time in the 2009 off-season, this time to the Miami Heat for Mark Blount.

Career transactions

• June 28, 2000: Drafted 18th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2000 NBA Draft.
• July 29, 2004: Signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Suns.
• June 28, 2005: Traded by the Phoenix Suns along with draft rights of 21st pick Nate Robinson to the New York Knicks in exchange for Kurt Thomas and draft rights of 54th pick Dijon Thompson.
• June 25, 2009: Traded by the New York Knicks along with cash considerations to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Darko Miličić.
• July 17, 2009: Traded by the Memphis Grizzlies to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Zach Randolph.
• July 20, 2009: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Sebastian Telfair, Mark Madsen, and Craig Smith.
• August 13, 2009: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Miami Heat in exchange for Mark Blount.
• July 13, 2010: Signed with the Orlando Magic.

Other endeavors

Richardson has appeared in multiple acting roles, most notably as himself in the 2002 film Van Wilder.

Accomplishments

• IHSA State Championship, Chicago Whitney Young HS (1998)
• McDonald's All American (1998)
• Named 1998 Player of the Year by USA Today
• Named 1999 Player of the Year by The Chicago Sun-Times
• Conference USA Player of the Year (1998–1999)
• Conference USA Freshman of the Year (1998–1999)
• NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout Champion (2005)
• 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament (2007)

Personal life

In 1992, he lost his mother to breast cancer, his grandmother to natural causes, and also his brother, Bernard, who was shot and killed in Chicago, aged 23. Another of Richardson's brothers, Lee Jr., was murdered on December 5, 2005, in Chicago during a robbery. Richardson has another older brother, Cedric, and one older sister Rochelle.

Richardson was engaged for 15 months to R&B singer Brandy Norwood. They split in September 2005.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	L.A. Clippers	76	28	17.9	.442	.331	.627	3.4	.8	.6	.1	8.1
2001–02	L.A. Clippers	81	0	26.6	.432	.381	.765	4.1	1.6	1.0	.3	13.3
2002–03	L.A. Clippers	59	13	23.2	.372	.308	.685	4.8	.9	.6	.2	9.4
2003–04	L.A. Clippers	65	64	36.0	.398	.352	.740	6.4	2.1	1.0	.3	17.2
2004–05	Phoenix	79	78	35.9	.389	.358	.739	6.1	2.0	1.2	.3	14.9
2005–06	New York	55	43	26.2	.355	.340	.670	4.2	1.6	.7	.1	8.2
2006–07	New York	49	47	33.1	.418	.376	.692	7.2	2.2	.7	.1	13.0
2007–08	New York	65	65	28.3	.359	.322	.682	4.8	1.8	.7	.2	8.1
2008–09	New York	72	51	26.3	.393	.365	.761	4.4	1.6	.6	.1	10.2
2009–10	Miami	76	75	27.4	.431	.397	.732	4.9	1.2	.9	.2	8.9
2010–11	Orlando	57	19	16.8	.341	.288	.750	3.1	.7	.4	.1	4.4
Career		734	483	27.1	.398	.355	.715	4.8	1.5	.8	.2	10.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Phoenix	15	15	37.6	.403	.390	.639	5.1	1.7	1.3	.2	11.9
2009–10	Miami	5	5	29.8	.400	.409	.800	3.8	1.6	1.6	.2	9.8
2010–11	Orlando	6	1	16.3	.533	.500	1.000	2.5	.3	.2	.2	3.8
Career		26	21	31.2	.411	.404	.674	4.3	1.3	1.1	.2	9.7

See also

• List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders

External links

• Profile at NBA.com