Richaun Holmes Explained

Richaun Holmes
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:235
League:NBA
Team:Washington Wizards
Number:22
Birth Date:15 October 1993
Birth Place:Lockport, Illinois, U.S.
High School:Lockport Township
(Lockport, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:2015
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:37
Draft Team:Philadelphia 76ers
Career Start:2015
Years1:
Team1:Philadelphia 76ers
Years2:2017
Team2:Delaware 87ers
Team3:Phoenix Suns
Years4:
Team4:Sacramento Kings
Team5:Dallas Mavericks
Years6:–present
Team6:Washington Wizards
Highlights:
  • First-team All-MAC (2015)
  • Third-team All-MAC (2014)
  • MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2015)

Richaun Diante Holmes (;[1] born October 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was named to multiple All-Mid-American Conference teams.[2] [3] [4] Holmes previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers for three seasons before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in the 2018 offseason. He played one season with the Suns before signing with the Sacramento Kings in the 2019 offseason. He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks.

High school and college career

Holmes is the son of two Doctors of Divinity who run a Chicago-area church.[5] In high school, Holmes grew from a 6'2" guard into a 6'9" forward, but did not receive any Division I college basketball scholarship offers until he had already committed to playing for Moraine Valley Community College, located in Illinois.

In his only season at Moraine Valley, Holmes averaged 19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game.[5] After earning junior college All-American honors,[2] Holmes transferred to Bowling Green.[6]

In his sophomore season at Bowling Green, Holmes averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. He doubled his scoring numbers while contributing 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior. With the hiring of coach Chris Jans, Holmes worked on improving every aspect of his game and adding a three-point shot, sometimes taking 1,000 shots a day in practice. The end result was averages of 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and shooting percentages of 56.3% on field goals and 41.9% on three-pointers. In Holmes' senior year, Bowling Green improved to 21–12 from a 12-win season the year prior, while also reaching the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[5]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2015–2018)

On June 25, 2015, Holmes was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[7] On July 31, 2015, he signed with the 76ers after averaging 10 points and five rebounds in three summer league games for the team.[8] On November 9, 2015, he received his first career start, scoring a then season-high 11 points in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.[9] He topped that mark on December 10, 2015, with 14 points against the San Antonio Spurs. On December 28, 2015, he set a new season high with 18 points in a 95–91 loss to the Utah Jazz.[10]

In July 2016, Holmes re-joined the 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[11] In January 2017, he was assigned three times to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.[12] He became a fixture in the Sixers' rotation in February 2017 following the Nerlens Noel trade, the prolonged injury to Joel Embiid, and Holmes outplaying fellow 2015 Sixers pick Jahlil Okafor.[13] On February 24, 2017, he had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help the depleted 76ers defeat the Washington Wizards 120–112.[14] On March 20, 2017, he tied a career high in points with 24 and established a career best in rebounds with 14 in a 112–109 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic.[15] Nine days later, he set a new career high with 25 points in a 99–92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.[16]

On October 8, 2017, Holmes was ruled out for approximately three weeks after being diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in the radial bone of his left wrist.[17] On June 13, 2018, the 76ers announced they had exercised the fourth-year option on their contract with Holmes.[18]

Phoenix Suns (2018–2019)

On July 20, 2018, Holmes was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for cash considerations.[19] On November 6, he had season highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds in a 104–82 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.[20] Holmes later recorded a new season high of 19 points in a 123–119 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on December 10.[21] Holmes also recorded a double-double of 12 points and a new season high of 11 rebounds on March 15, 2019, during only 16 minutes of play in a 108–102 loss to the Houston Rockets.[22]

Sacramento Kings (2019–2023)

On July 16, 2019, Holmes signed a two-year contract, worth $10 million, with the Sacramento Kings.[23]

On August 6, 2021, Holmes re-signed with the Kings on a four-year, $55 million contract.[24] [25] On March 18, 2022, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to personal issues.[26]

Dallas Mavericks (2023–2024)

On July 6, 2023, Holmes, along with the draft rights to Olivier-Maxence Prosper, was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Dallas Mavericks.[27]

Washington Wizards (2024–present)

On February 8, 2024, Holmes and a future first-round pick was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Daniel Gafford.[28] On June 29, he signed an extension with the Wizards.[29]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia| 51 || 1 || 13.8 || .514 || .182 || .689 || 2.6 || .6 || .4 || .8 || 5.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia| 57 || 17 || 20.9 || .558 || .351 || .699 || 5.5 || 1.0 || .7 || 1.0 || 9.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia| 48 || 2 || 15.5 || .560 || .129 || .661 || 4.4 || 1.3 || .4 || .6 || 6.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix| 70 || 4 || 16.9 || .608 || || .731 || 4.7 || .9 || .6 || 1.1 || 8.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 44 || 38 || 28.2 || .648 || || .788 || 8.1 || 1.0 || .9 || 1.3 || 12.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 61 || 61 || 29.2 || .637 || .182 || .794 || 8.3 || 1.7 || .6 || 1.6 || 14.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 45 || 37 || 23.9 || .660 || .400 || .778 || 7.0 || 1.1 || .4 || .9 || 10.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 42 || 1 || 8.3 || .618 || .625 || .789 || 1.9 || .2 || .1 || .3 || 3.1|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2 | | style="text-align:left;"| Dallas| 23 || 2 || 10.3 || .559 || || .571 || 3.4 || .7 || .1 || .4 || 3.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| Washington| 17 || 8 || 18.7 || .557 || .333 || .846 || 6.1 || .6 || .5 || .6 || 7.1 |- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 458 || 171 || 19.3 || .603 || .274 || .745 || 5.3 || 1.0 || .5 || .9 || 8.6

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia| 3 || 0 || 3.7 || .000 || — || — || .3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0|- class"sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 3 || 0 || 3.7 || .000 || — || — || .3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;"| Bowling Green| 32 || 2 || 18.8 || .633 || .000 || .620 || 5.0 || .2 || .5 || 2.3 || 6.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| Bowling Green| 32 || 31 || 32.0 || .507 || .300 || .706 || 7.7 || .9 || 1.1 || 2.8 || 13.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Bowling Green| 31 || 30 || 28.8 || .563 || .419 || .712 || 8.0 || .8 || .7 || 2.7 || 14.7|- class="sortbottom"| align="center" colspan="2" | Career| 95 || 63 || 26.5 || .554 || .353 || .697 || 6.9 || .7 || .8 || 2.6 || 11.5

Player profile

Listed at 6inchesft9inchesin (ftin) and 235lb,[30] Holmes has primarily played the center and power forward positions throughout his career.

Coming out of Bowling Green, Holmes was known for being a rim protector and having quick feet.[31] Holmes has developed a push shot that has become an efficient tool in his offensive game.[32] [33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. . 2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide . National Basketball Association . October 24, 2023 . May 17, 2024.
  2. Web site: Richaun Holmes . July 24, 2023 . BGSUFalcons.com.
  3. Web site: 2015 DraftExpress NBA Mock Draft. DraftExpress.com. April 26, 2015.
  4. Web site: Richaun Holmes Player Profile. RealGM.com. April 26, 2015.
  5. News: Chris. Dortch. Overlooked at every level, Bowling Green's Richaun Holmes can do it all. National Basketball Association. June 4, 2015. July 6, 2015.
  6. News: Mike. Walsh. Lockport grad Richaun Holmes hits 1,000-point landmark for Bowling Green. Chicago Tribune. February 27, 2015. April 20, 2020.
  7. Web site: Philadelphia 76ers Select Jahlil Okafor, Richaun Holmes, Arturas Gudaitis, J.P. Tokoto, And Luka Mitrovic In The 2015 NBA Draft. National Basketball Association. June 26, 2015. June 26, 2015.
  8. Web site: July 31, 2015 . Sixers Sign Richaun Holmes . dead . July 31, 2015 . National Basketball Association . August 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150803014017/http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/150731-holmes-signed .
  9. Web site: November 9, 2015 . Bulls pull away in 2nd half, top winless 76ers 111–88 . dead . November 10, 2015 . National Basketball Association . January 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112033613/http://www.nba.com/games/20151109/CHIPHI/gameinfo.html .
  10. Web site: Richaun Holmes 2015–16 Game Log . December 17, 2015 . Basketball-Reference.com.
  11. Web site: July 1, 2016 . Ben Simmons Headlines Sixers Summer League Roster . July 24, 2023 . CBSLocal.com.
  12. Web site: 2016–17 NBA Assignments . dead . January 13, 2017 . National Basketball Association . January 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126075350/http://dleague.nba.com/assignments/ .
  13. Web site: Cooney . Bob . March 5, 2017 . Sixers' Richaun Holmes has become center of attention . March 6, 2017 . Philadelphia Daily News.
  14. Web site: February 24, 2017 . Covington, Saric lead Sixers to 120–112 win over Wizards . February 24, 2017 . ESPN.
  15. Web site: March 20, 2017 . Magic storm back to beat 76ers 112–109 in OT . March 21, 2017 . ESPN.
  16. Web site: March 29, 2017 . Howard has 22 points, 20 rebounds in Hawks' win over 76ers . March 30, 2017 . ESPN.
  17. Web site: Holmes Injury Update. National Basketball Association. October 8, 2017. October 8, 2017.
  18. Web site: Smith . Jeff . June 13, 2018 . Sixers exercise contract options for T.J. McConnell, Richaun Holmes . July 24, 2023 . USA Today.
  19. Web site: Suns Complete Trades with Philadelphia and Brooklyn. National Basketball Association. July 20, 2018. July 20, 2018.
  20. Web site: November 6, 2018 . LeVert scores 26 to lift Nets past struggling Suns 104–82 . November 8, 2018 . ESPN.
  21. Web site: Archived copy . March 16, 2019 . April 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190413030508/https://www.nba.com/games/20181210/LACPHX#/boxscore . dead .
  22. Web site: March 16, 2019 . Suns' Richaun Holmes: Double-double in 16 minutes . July 24, 2023 . cbssports.com.
  23. Web site: Nicholson . Nikki . July 16, 2019 . Kings Sign Richaun Holmes . July 16, 2019 . National Basketball Association.
  24. Web site: Kings Re-Sign Richaun Holmes. National Basketball Association. August 6, 2021. August 6, 2021.
  25. Web site: Richaun Holmes Re-Signs with Kings with 4-Year, $55M Contract in Free Agency . March 18, 2022 . Bleacher Report.
  26. Web site: Kings Update Regarding Richaun Holmes . March 19, 2022 . National Basketball Association.
  27. Web site: Sacramento Kings Complete Trade With Dallas Mavericks. NBA.com. July 6, 2023. July 24, 2023.
  28. Web site: Wizards Acquire Holmes, 2024 First Round Pick. NBA.com. February 8, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  29. Web site: Arthur. Hill. Richaun Holmes Declines Option, Signs Extension With Wizards. HoopsRumors.com. June 29, 2024. June 29, 2024.
  30. Web site: Richaun Holmes. 2024-02-17. NBA Stats. en.
  31. Web site: Givony. Jonathan. Richaun Holmes. 2024-02-17. Draft Express. en-us.
  32. Web site: Richaun Holmes’ push shot is reaching new heights. 2024-02-17. Kingsherald. en.
  33. Web site: The Unique and Efficient Richaun Holmes Push Shot. 2024-02-17. Medium. en.