Nick Richards is a Jamaican professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets. Standing at 7 feet tall, he plays as a center and is known for his great energy and hustle on the court. During the 2023-24 NBA season, Nick Richards played in 67 games for the Hornets, starting 51 of them, and he averaged 9.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game over 26.3 minutes of playing time. In the 2023-24 season, Richards shot a tremendous 69.1% field goal percentage.
One of Nick Richards' best performances for the Hornets came on January 27, 2024, when he scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a game against the Utah Jazz. The Hornets view Richards as a crucial piece of their front court as they offered him a contract early in 2023 to secure his future with the team.
Nick Richards Contract Breakdown
In March 2023, Richards signed a 3-year, $15,000,000 contract with the Charlotte Hornets, including $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000,000 as per Spotrac.
How much is Nick Richards getting paid?
Nick Richards is set to earn $5,000,000 for the 2023/24 season. According to Sportrac, Nick Richards is being paid an average annual salary of $5,000,000.
How much does Nick Richards make in a minute?
Nick Richards’ salary for the 2024/25 season is $5,000,000. Now one year is known to have 525,600 minutes. If his total salary is divided by the number of minutes available in a year, then Richards makes around $9.51 in a minute.
Nick Richards Career Earnings
After the end of the 2023/24 NBA season, Nick Richards has earned just over $9.3 million from his NBA contracts.
What are the terms of Nick Richards’ contract?
For the 2025-26 NBA season, Nick Richards' salary will be $5,000,000 if he is not waived by June 29, 2025. This decision is still pending, as of October 2024.
How much of the Nick Richards contract is guaranteed?
Richards is guaranteed $10 million of the $15 million that his contract is worth as per Spotrac. The first two seasons of Nick Richards’ contract, the 2023/24 and 2024/25 NBA seasons are guaranteed, but the 2025/26 NBA season is not guaranteed.
Nick Richards Contract History
These are all the contracts that Nick Richards has signed in his career as of October 2024.
March 22, 2023
Nick Richards inked a three-year $15 million contract extension with the Charlotte Hornets.
November 30, 2020
Nick Richards agreed to a three-year, $4.3 million contract with the Charlotte Hornets.
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FAQs
A: Nick Richards has a wingspan of 7 feet 2 inches or 2.18 meters, according to his NBA 2K25 rating.
A: Nick Richards stands at 7 feet or 2.03 meters, as per his official NBA profile.
A: Nick Richards is from Kingston, Jamaica.
A. Nick Richards played collegiate basketball for University of Kentucky from 2017 to 2020.
A. Nick Richards is rated 77 in the NBA 2k25.
