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I wish they had a picture of him. I think he was in the restaurant last night.
Mad Ants' Richardson visits with San Antonio
Staff, news reports
Had the Fort Wayne Mad Ants practiced Saturday, their leading scorer would have missed it.
Jeremy Richardson, who has led the Mad Ants in scoring in their last seven games and leads the NBA Development League with an average of 28.5 points per game, spent Saturday in the company of the San Antonio Spurs and was a guest at the Spurs’ home game against Denver.
Richardson did not work out for San Antonio, Mad Ants coach Kent Davison said.
“He just went down there to visit for a while, that’s all,” he said. “They do that.
“They’ve been interested in him and have been at a couple games, so they just brought him down there. He left (Saturday) morning, and he’ll be back (today).”
Richardson, who scored 32 points in the Mad Ants’ loss to Dakota on Friday night, was called up to the NBA three times last season – once by Portland and twice by Atlanta.
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/p...ORTS/712160338
Richardson is definitely one of the young swingmen to keep an eye on in the D-League. I'm glad the Spurs are at least looking.
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I wish they had a picture of him. I think he was in the restaurant last night.
Ownership of the Toros creates, I suppose, an interesting possibility -- can an NBA team recall a D-Leaguer, sign him to a deal, and then assign the D-Leaguer to their own D-League team? I have no idea why that couldn't happen, and I can't imagine that the compe ive balance of the D-League is important enough to preclude that sort of transaction.
Yes, in theory I don't see anything that would prevent that. It would be an interesting, if expensive, way of working out a player.
This is probably bad news for Darius Washington. To sign Richardson, Washington would have to be waived. Otherwise, signing Richardson would cost something like $3M.
Isn't this Jason Richardson's brother?
So, Bonner hasn't even played garbage time yesterday, Mahinmi hasn't played with Austin because of an "injury", Spurs are interested in Richardson and Monday will be the first working day after December 15th (player who have signed a contract this summer can't be trade before December 15th). It's enough to start some trading rumor.
Back to the reality, it's nice to see Spurs being interested in D-League players. D-League isn't the traditional way to get young prospect (it's the draft) but you find sometimes a diamond in the rough.
A little off topic but Nick Caner Medley has signed in Spain.
Since they didn't actually work him out, I can only see this as a very preliminary meeting and not a sign of an imminent contract offer. Since the Spurs would have to pick up another point guard anyway if they let Washington go, I have trouble connecting the two. Wouldn't Richardson get a 2nd year contract and blow the luxury tax anyway?
A couple of scenarios where the Spurs might sign him in the future:
- He's available for summer league and a contract next season.
- The Spurs trade away a swingman during the season.
- The Spurs don't mind going over the tax threshold for the right player (I know, I know).
- Injuries.
Spurs have paid the tax before. I think that if they think he's going to be the d-league breakout player this year, and he's the future swing player they're looking for, they'll snatch him up early. He might not be available next summer.
He's always been a good scorer - I watched him light up the Toros for 30 in 39 minutes in Fort Worth last year. It will be a long time before I see him this season if at all, but I've noticed that in five of his eight games this season, he has equaled or exceeded his single-game high for rebounding from last season. Good news for such a skinny guy.
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I think that was him.
Can you give any other information on him as far as basketball ability? Hes a good scorer...thats good to hear. But is he mostly a ranged shooter? Driver/slasher? Does he draw fouls then and how does he do from the line? Defensive ability? Lateral quickness? How is his length? Athleticism?
All I really know is that hes a 6'7 swingman that can score at will in the D-League.
Here is a DX profile written when he was called up by the Hawks last season. There are some links in it to write-ups describing his performance in the MLK showcase.
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Apparently he has been on our radar for at least a year or so. This might not be so preliminary as we initially thought?
Here is the actual scouting report from Chump's article:He went from a completely anonymous Division II player last season to one of the most intriguing prospects in the D-League thanks to a terrific showing at the D-League Showcase in Sioux Falls last week, which was well chronicled here on DraftExpress. According to sources, he also received serious interest following the D-League Showcase from San Antonio, Miami, Dallas and Boston -- none of whom had an available roster spot immediately available, though.
Upside would be a good place to start his scouting report. Standing 6-7 with an extremely long wingspan, Richardson has great size for the swingman position. He is a very good athlete who can get to where he needs on the court thanks to his quickness, and he elevates off the floor smoothly for mid-range jumpers with nice separation. Richardson has a quick release on his shot, and he made a great living for himself in Sioux Falls by coming off screens and curls endlessly knocking down shots. He didn’t force a thing in either of his two games, which helped him hide his biggest weakness at the moment—his ball-handling skills. Richardson is much improved in this area compared with what we saw in college, but he still has a ways to go. He prefers to pull-up from mid-range rather than taking the ball all the way to the hoop, and therefore is averaging less than 3 free throws a game in the D-League so far. His frame is also on the lanky side, which doesn’t help him much in this area. Defensively, though, he does a good job due to his length and work ethic.
DX doesn't like our posting their articles, so just post the links.
I've never heard of Richardson, but his supposedly strong mid range game would be welcome. I've wondered if Udoka would not better be seen as Finley's replacement and the Spurs would look elsewhere to replace Barry and, eventually, Bowen. Udoka has decent handle and might be able to play the 2; He played point for his national team.
FWIW: after his 25 and 17, this might be the best time to trade Bonner. He's the only moveable piece of the roster, IMO. If it clears cap for Richardson, fine. So long as Horry stays healthy, we'll be fine without Bonner and can think of reloading in the offseason.
Does this remind you of someone? I like what I'm reading, especially if Udoka doesn't pan out.He prefers to pull-up from mid-range rather than taking the ball all the way to the hoop, and therefore is averaging less than 3 free throws a game in the D-League so far. His frame is also on the lanky side, which doesn’t help him much in this area. Defensively, though, he does a good job due to his length and work ethic.
Players who are in the last year:
Vaughn
Barry
Finley
Horry
Elson
Replacements
Vaughn - washington
Barry - ?
Finley - Udoka
Horry - Bonner
Elson - ?
Barry - Azubuike? Jones? Barnes? Bonzi?
Elson - Mahinmi/Splitter
Roughly how much cap space will the Spurs have next offseason if all, including Elson's, of the terminating contracts fall off (and assuming Splitter and Washington sign rookie/2nd year type deals)?
Perkins - Dwight Howard??
None. They're signed up tight to the cap, and in some years beyond, until 2010.
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