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Nick Richards

C • Miami Heat Proj Rank N/A Actual 55 N/A • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
5.870.345.1714.4.2.711.33
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Nick Richards | Fantasy Outlook

Nick Richards Season Outlook: Rebounding Specialist and Streaming Depth

Nick Richards enters the 2026-27 campaign with intrigue surrounding his role after recent speculation sparked by workouts at Miami's practice facility. Coming off a 2025 season where his playing time dipped to 14.4 minutes per contest, the veteran big man aims to re-establish stable rotational minutes.

Our models project Richards to average 17.7 fantasy points and 19.6 minutes across 71 games. He remains an efficient interior finisher, projected to post 7.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 63.8% from the field with reliable rim-protection metrics.

For fantasy managers in standard formats, Richards functions primarily as a waiver-wire streamer for field-goal percentage and boards. However, his past production proves that whenever injuries create an opening for expanded minutes, he can quickly emerge as a viable double-double contributor.

Updated 11 days ago

Nick Richards Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
03/25 PHI 8 1/3 2 0 0 5 0 2 672
03/23 HOU 26 3/7 11 0 0 8 1 0 2347
03/19 CLE 29 7/11 16 0 0 8 0 1 2520
03/18 TOR 16 2/5 4 0 0 6 0 2 948
03/16 MEM 12 2/4 5 1 0 6 0 0 1435
03/13 LAC 29 3/10 10 1 0 8 3 1 2633
03/12 LAL 25 7/9 15 1 0 4 0 2 1961
03/10 GS 28 4/7 10 1 0 10 2 1 2774
03/08 SAC 20 3/8 10 1 0 11 1 3 2425
03/05 PHO 29 2/2 9 1 1 11 2 2 2829
03/03 OKC 23 6/9 12 0 1 13 0 3 2727
03/01 MIL 27 5/9 11 0 1 7 2 1 2441
02/26 POR 26 4/7 14 1 0 10 0 0 2823
02/24 CHA 21 2/5 6 0 0 5 0 1 1135
02/22 NY 23 3/6 9 0 0 13 1 3 2458
02/21 DET 19 2/6 5 0 0 5 1 5 839
02/19 TOR 12 2/2 6 0 0 5 1 1 1332
02/11 BOS 20 1/5 5 0 0 4 2 2 1243
02/09 BKN 25 4/7 12 1 2 6 2 3 2628
02/07 DEN 19 5/8 15 0 1 7 1 1 2645
01/07 MEM 3 2/2 4 0 1 1 0 1 640
12/29 WAS 17 1/8 2 0 0 9 3 0 1931
12/27 NO 7 1/1 2 0 1 3 0 1 768
12/14 LAL 2 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 046
12/10 OKC 7 0/0 0 1 0 5 0 2 637
12/05 HOU 8 1/2 2 1 0 0 0 0 461
11/29 DEN 7 0/2 0 0 0 3 0 1 344
11/28 OKC 3 1/1 2 1 0 1 0 0 542
11/26 SAC 5 1/1 3 0 0 0 2 0 744
11/24 HOU 21 2/4 4 0 0 11 1 3 1638
11/23 SA 5 1/4 2 0 0 2 0 0 455
11/21 MIN 7 1/3 2 0 0 4 0 3 458
11/18 POR 10 4/7 8 0 0 2 1 0 1230
11/16 ATL 13 1/2 3 0 0 5 1 2 946
11/13 IND 15 0/0 4 0 0 1 1 0 747
11/12 DAL 9 3/5 6 1 0 7 0 1 1565
11/10 NO 8 0/0 2 1 0 5 0 0 1034
11/08 LAC 15 2/3 4 0 0 5 2 1 1351
11/06 LAC 11 1/1 3 0 0 3 0 2 536
11/04 GS 3 1/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 437
11/02 SA 10 4/6 10 2 0 3 0 1 1629
10/31 UTA 6 1/2 4 0 0 0 0 0 450
10/29 MEM 11 0/1 0 0 1 2 0 2 250
10/27 UTA 15 2/6 6 0 0 10 3 1 2343
10/25 DEN 9 1/1 4 0 0 4 0 2 747
10/24 LAC 8 1/3 2 0 1 1 0 1 448
10/22 SAC 4 3/3 8 0 0 3 0 0 1238
Totals: 676 103/201 276 16 10 243 33 59 624
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 CHA 15 3.6 .500 .0 .556 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
21-22 CHA 51 7.6 .640 .0 .702 3.2 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
22-23 CHA 63 18.2 .629 .1000 .747 8.2 0.6 6.4 1.1 0.2 0.9
23-24 CHA 66 25.7 .692 .0 .733 9.7 0.8 8.0 1.1 0.4 1.0
24-25 CHA 56 21.4 .589 .0 .737 9.2 0.9 8.1 0.9 0.3 1.4
25-26 PHO 47 14.4 .512 .278 .644 5.9 0.3 5.2 0.7 0.2 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 56 21.1 .614 .238 .713 8.5 0.7 7.2 0.9 0.3 1.2
Totals 300 17.2 .618 .250 .719 7.1 0.6 5.8 0.8 0.2 1.0

Richards Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
56.8 0.544 0.656 0.271 1.7 0.5 8.8 8.8 5.8 16.3 8.8 5.8 13.8 0.3 0.49 0 6.6 19.8 1.3 2.5 23.8 1 4.3 17.3
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Miami Heat

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Ryan Conwell SG 12% 0%
Klay Thompson SG/SF 25% 15%
Davion Mitchell PG 10% 5%
Pelle Larsson SG/SF 10% 0%
NAME OWN START
Giannis Antetokounmpo PF/C 100% 100%
Andrew Wiggins SF/PF 100% 85%
Bobby Portis PF/C 50% 20%
Nikola Jovic SF/C 6% 6%
NAME OWN START
Bam Adebayo C/PF 100% 100%

Team Rankings

PTS
120.9
2nd
REB
46.3
4th
AST
29.0
5th
TO
13.1
8th
FG%
46.8
15th
3P%
36.1
12th
FT%
79.2
10th
eFG%
54.2
17th
STL
8.6
13th
BLK
4.3
24th
PF
18.9
5th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
HawksHawks46-360.56114118.5116.0
MagicMagic45-370.54915115.7115.1
HornetsHornets44-380.53716116.0111.2
HeatHeat43-390.52417120.9118.5
WizardsWizards17-650.20743112.9124.9

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Davion Mitchell709.32.76.51.00.21.549.039.564.6  
Kasparas Jakucionis536.22.62.60.60.10.942.942.387.9  
Dru Smith705.62.52.61.40.30.841.529.582.9  
Jahmir Young141.80.30.60.10.00.240.033.3100.0  
Terry Rozier00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Norman Powell5821.73.52.51.10.21.947.038.082.7  
Tyler Herro3320.54.84.10.70.41.948.037.891.7  
Pelle Larsson7011.43.53.40.70.21.449.632.379.7  
Trevor Keels81.00.30.00.10.00.025.022.20.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Andrew Wiggins6815.44.82.71.11.01.547.541.478.4  
Jaime Jaquez Jr.7515.45.04.70.70.32.050.731.776.9  
Simone Fontecchio708.53.01.40.50.10.741.237.584.3  
Nikola Jović477.33.32.20.60.41.436.626.968.3  
Myron Gardner453.62.71.00.40.20.448.040.673.1  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Keshad Johnson324.31.90.30.50.30.449.029.572.4  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Bam Adebayo7320.110.03.21.20.71.644.231.877.8  
Kel'el Ware7711.19.00.70.81.10.853.039.574.0  
Vladislav Goldin90.81.00.30.00.30.375.00.0100.0  

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Player Timeline

Aug 27th

Heat Agree to Deal with Nick Richards on Non-Guaranteed Contract

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