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Phoenix Suns | #2 | Center

Nick Richards

PPG

4.7

RPG

2.7

APG

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HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

245lb (111kg)

COUNTRY

Jamaica

LAST ATTENDED

Kentucky

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

November 29, 1997

DRAFT

2020 R2 Pick 42

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'11" | 245lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2020 R2 Pick 42

BIRTHDATE

November 29, 1997

COUNTRY

Jamaica

LAST ATTENDED

Kentucky

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has made 200 appearances (65 starts) since being selected 42nd overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, all with Charlotte… Recorded career-high averages across the board in 2023-24 with 9.7 points, 8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 26.3 minutes per game while shooting 69.1 FG%, also a career-best… Tallied 26 points and 13 rebounds against Utah on Jan. 27, 2024.

BEFORE NBA

Three-year career at the University of Kentucky, where he appeared in 105 games (70 starts)… Peaked at 14 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 29.6 minutes per game as a junior… Blocked the second-most shots (66) and led the SEC in field goal percentage (64.2 FG%) for the 2019-20 season.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to New Jersey as a teenager to pursue basketball… Attended Jamaica College in Kingston, St. Mary’s in New York and The Patrick School in New Jersey, where Kyrie Irving, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Jonathan Kuminga and others also played