Nick Richards
Center · Miami Heat · #8
Nick Richards: season analysis
Nick Richards is a 28-year-old center for the Miami Heat, wearing number 8. Listed at 6-foot-11 and 245 pounds, Richards has 7 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Kentucky.
In 2026-27, Richards is averaging 1.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 2.0 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 5 games. The shooting line reads 100.0% from the field, 100.0% from three-point range.
Compared with 2025-26 with the 2025 26 Totals and Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns (5.8 points in 14.6 minutes per game), scoring is down by 4.4 points per game and playing time down by 12.6 minutes.
Before this season, Richards played 6 NBA seasons and 410 games, averaging 7.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 9.7 points per game.
Background
Nationality: Jamaica.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Nick Richards on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Miami Heat |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #8 |
| Age | 28 |
| Born | November 29, 1997 · Kingston, Jamaica |
| Height | 6' 11" (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 245 lbs (111 kg) |
| College | Kentucky |
| NBA experience | 7 years |
| Salary | — |
Heat teammates
Bam AdebayoC · #13
Giannis AntetokounmpoF · #7
Ryan ConwellG · #4
Tre DonaldsonG · #24
Simone FontecchioF · #0
Myron GardnerF · #15
Vladislav GoldinC · #50
Tim Hardaway Jr.G · #10
Keshad JohnsonF · #16
Nikola JovicF · #5
Pelle LarssonG · #9
Davion MitchellG · #2
Bobby PortisF · #95
Dru SmithG · #12
Klay ThompsonG · #11
Andrew WigginsF · #22
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | @ UTA | W 115-109 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-08 | @ SAC | W 114-108 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-05 | @ GSW | L 100-120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ LAC | W 117-116 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-02 | @ LAL | L 117-138 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs IND | W 145-125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ ATL | W 129-117 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-26 | vs DAL | L 109-113 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-24 | @ CHA | L 110-115 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-23 | vs DET | L 111-128 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | miami heat | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6-0.6 | 0.2-0.2 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2025-26 | 2025 26 Totals | 48 | 6 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 51.2 | 27.8 | 64.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.1-4.2 | 0.1-0.4 | 1.4-2.1 |
| 2025-26 | chicago bulls | 20 | 4 | 22.4 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 52.3 | 27.8 | 63.0 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 3.4-6.5 | 0.3-0.9 | 2.3-3.7 |
| 2025-26 | phoenix suns | 28 | 2 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.3-2.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.7-1.0 |
| 2024-25 | 2024 25 Totals | 57 | 43 | 22.0 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 59.1 | 0.0 | 74.4 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 3.6-6.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.1-2.8 |
| 2024-25 | charlotte hornets | 21 | 9 | 21.0 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 56.1 | 0.0 | 67.8 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 3.0-5.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.8-4.1 |
| 2024-25 | phoenix suns | 36 | 34 | 22.7 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 3.9-6.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.7-2.0 |
| 2023-24 | charlotte hornets | 67 | 51 | 26.3 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 69.1 | 0.0 | 73.7 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 3.9-5.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.0-2.7 |
| 2022-23 | charlotte hornets | 65 | 9 | 18.7 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 62.9 | 100.0 | 74.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.0-4.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.1-2.8 |
| 2021-22 | charlotte hornets | 50 | 5 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 69.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2-1.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.6-0.9 |
| 2020-21 | charlotte hornets | 18 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2-0.5 | 0.0-0.1 | 0.4-0.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.