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 Richardson with theNew York Knicks in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-04-13)April 13, 1980 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Whitney Young (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | DePaul (1998–2000) |
| NBA draft | 2000: 1st round, 18th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Playing career | 2000–2013 |
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| Number | 3, 23, 5, 55 |
| Coaching career | 2014–2016 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2000–2004 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2004–2005 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2005–2009 | New York Knicks |
| 2009–2010 | Miami Heat |
| 2010–2012 | Orlando Magic |
| 2013 | New York Knicks |
Coaching | |
| 2014–2016 | Detroit Pistons (director of player development) |
| Career highlights | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 8,032 (10.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,666 (4.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,138 (1.5 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Quentin Lamar Richardson (born April 13, 1980) is an American former professionalbasketball player who was formerly the director of player development for theDetroit Pistons of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Q-Ball", he played professionally for 13 seasons for theLos Angeles Clippers,Phoenix Suns,New York Knicks,Miami Heat, andOrlando Magic. He won theNBA Three-Point Contest in 2005.
Richardson was born inChicago,Illinois to Lee and Emma Richardson where he attendedWhitney Young High School. In 1998, he led the Dolphins to the state AA title. In 2006, Richardson was voted as one of the100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 year anniversary of theIHSA boys basketball tournament.
Richardson played college basketball forDePaul University where he averaged 17.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in two seasons. 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 earned both the Conference USA Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Richardson declared for theNBA draft after his sophomore year in 2000.
Richardson was drafted by theLos Angeles Clippers with the 18th pick of the2000 NBA draft. He was selected after fellow ClippersDarius Miles andKeyon Dooling. Richardson would star in a documentary with Miles entitledThe Youngest Guns which chronicled their first three seasons in the NBA with the Clippers.
Richardson's debut game was played on October 31, 2000 in a 94 - 107 loss to theUtah Jazz where he recorded 2 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes of playing time.[1] In his first game as a starter on November 29, 2000, Richardson played 43 minutes and recorded 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in a 103 - 86 victory over theGolden State Warriors.[2]
On New Year's Eve 2003, Richardson posted a career-high 44 points in a 120 - 104 victory over theDenver Nuggets. It was the only time in Richardson's 13-year career where he scored 40 points or more.
Richardson spent four seasons with the Clippers playing in 281 games (starting 105 of them) and averaging 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists at 25.7 minutes per game.
Richardson signed with thePhoenix Suns as a free agent on July 29, 2004.[3]
The2004–05 season was a big one for not only Richardson, but the Suns as well. He set a new Suns single-season record forthree-point field goals, eclipsing the previous record of 199 set byDan Majerle. He finished the season with a league-leading 631 three-point attempts, and 226 three-point field goals,[4] co-leading the league withKyle Korver. Richardson also set a Suns franchise record with nine threes against theNew Orleans Hornets on December 29, 2004.[4] Richardson would also go on to win the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout that same season.[5] The Suns finished the regular season with a league-best 62 wins and 20 losses. He made his playoff debut with the Sunsin 2005 who would eventually lose to the eventual championSan Antonio Spurs in theWestern Conference Finals.
On November 20, 2024 on his Knuckleheads Podcast with Darius Miles, Richardson revealed that his sole season in Phoenix was his favorite season of his entire NBA career. Citing that he had the most fun playing with his teammates, the rising stardom of his fellow teammates such as Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire and how the Suns were able to shock the league by making a deep playoff run to the Western Conference Finals.
Richardson was traded from the Suns, along with2005 draft pickNate Robinson, to the New York Knicks in exchange forKurt Thomas andDijon Thompson on June 28, 2005.[4]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.
During the 2009 offseason, Richardson was traded four times within a 49-day timespan. On the2009 draft day (June 25, 2009), Richardson was first traded to theMemphis Grizzlies in exchange forDarko Miličić.[6] His stint with the Grizzlies was very short as he was traded to theLos Angeles Clippers in exchange forZach Randolph just 22 days later on July 17, 2009.[7] His second stint with the Clippers only lasted for three days as on July 20, 2009, he was traded to theMinnesota Timberwolves forSebastian Telfair,Mark Madsen, andCraig Smith.[8]
Finally, after being a member of the Timberwolves for just 24 days, Richardson was traded for the fourth time on August 13, 2009, this time to theMiami Heat forMark Blount.[9] Richardson would be a consistent starting Small Forward for the Heat, starting in 75 of the 76 games he played while averaging 8.9 points and 4.9 rebounds.
In 2010, Richardson signed with theOrlando Magic. He remained with the team until October 2012, when he was waived. During his 2-year stint with Orlando, Richardson played 105 games and averaged 4.4 points, 0.7 assists and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 31.5% from the 3pt-line.
On April 16, 2013, Richardson signed with theNew York Knicks for the remainder of the season,[10][11] joining that team for a second time. He only played one regular season game, scoring five points in twenty nine minutes on 1 for 11 shooting, but brought down ten rebounds. He did appear in five playoff games, hitting two three-pointers in New York's 26-point blowout win of the Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
On July 10, 2013, Richardson was part of a trade package to theToronto Raptors, along with centerMarcus Camby, forwardSteve Novak, a first-round draft pick in 2016, and two second-round draft picks in 2014 and 2017, in exchange for forwardAndrea Bargnani.[12]
Richardson's final NBA game was played on May 11, 2013, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals versus the Indiana Pacers. Richardson played less than 2 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound. On September 3, 2013, Richardson was waived by the Raptors.[13]
On August 7, 2014, it was announced that Richardson was named the director of player development for theDetroit Pistons.
As of 2014[update] he worked for the Bally Sports Orlando Magic broadcast team.[14]
He currently co-hosts theKnuckleheads podcast withDarius Miles forThe Players' Tribune.[15]
| 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 |
| 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 | .7 | .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 |
| 2011–12 | Orlando | 48 | 3 | 18.0 | .376 | .347 | .833 | 2.6 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 4.5 |
| 2012–13 | New York | 1 | 0 | 29.0 | .091 | .250 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Career | 783 | 486 | 26.5 | .397 | .355 | .718 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .8 | .2 | 10.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Phoenix | 15 | 15 | 37.6 | .403 | .390 | .639 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .2 | 11.9 |
| 2010 | Miami | 5 | 5 | 29.8 | .400 | .409 | .800 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .2 | 9.8 |
| 2011 | Orlando | 6 | 1 | 16.3 | .533 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.5 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | Orlando | 5 | 0 | 14.8 | .333 | .286 | .000 | 4.4 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | New York | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | .333 | .400 | .000 | .6 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 36 | 21 | 25.0 | .404 | .397 | .674 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | 7.5 | |
In 1992, Richardson lost his mother tobreast cancer, his grandmother to natural causes, and also his brother, Bernard, who was shot and killed in Chicago, aged 23.[16] Another of Richardson's brothers, Lee Jr., was murdered on December 5, 2005, in Chicago during a robbery.[16][17] Richardson has another older brother, Cedric, and one older sister Rochelle. Richardson is also the cousin of multi entrepreneur Dean Richardson.
Richardson was engaged for 14 months to R&B singerBrandy. They split in September 2005.[18]
Richardson has appeared in multiple acting roles, most notably as himself in the 2002 filmVan Wilder.
