Quentin Lamar Richardson (born April 13, 1980) is an American former professional

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player who was formerly the director of player development for the

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of the

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(NBA). Nicknamed "Q-Ball", he played professionally for 13 seasons for the

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, and

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. He won the NBA Three-Point Contest in 2005.

Early years

Richardson was born in

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to Lee and Emma Richardson where he attended Whitney Young High School. In 1998, he led the Dolphins to the state AA title. In 2006, Richardson was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament.

Collegiate career

Richardson played college basketball for

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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+

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s. As a freshman, he earned both the Conference USA Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Richardson declared for the

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after his sophomore year in 2000.

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2004)

Richardson was drafted by the

with the 18th pick of the 2000 NBA draft. He was selected after fellow Clippers Darius Miles and Keyon Dooling. Richardson would star in a documentary with Miles entitled ''The 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 the

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where he recorded 2 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes of playing time. 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 the

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. On New Year's Eve 2003, Richardson posted a career-high 44 points in a 120 - 104 victory over the

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. 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.

Phoenix Suns (2004–2005)

Richardson signed with the

as a free agent on July 29, 2004. The 2004–05 season was a big one for not only Richardson, but the Suns as well. He set a new Suns single-season record for

s, eclipsing the previous record of 199 set by Dan Majerle. He finished the season with a league-leading 631 three-point attempts, and 226 three-point field goals, co-leading the league with

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. Richardson also set a Suns franchise record with nine threes against the

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on December 29, 2004. Richardson would also go on to win the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout that same season. The Suns finished the regular season with a league-best 62 wins and 20 losses. He made his playoff debut with the Suns in 2005 who would eventually lose to the eventual champion

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in the Western 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.

New York Knicks (2005–2009)

Richardson was traded from the Suns, along with 2005 draft pick

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, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Kurt Thomas and Dijon Thompson on June 28, 2005. 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.

Miami Heat (2009–2010)

During the 2009 offseason, Richardson was traded four times within a 49-day timespan. On the 2009 draft day (June 25, 2009), Richardson was first traded to the

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in exchange for Darko Miličić. His stint with the Grizzlies was very short as he was traded to the

in exchange for

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just 22 days later on July 17, 2009. His second stint with the Clippers only lasted for three days as on July 20, 2009, he was traded to the

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for Sebastian Telfair, Mark Madsen, and Craig Smith. 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 the

for Mark Blount. 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.

Orlando Magic (2010–2012)

In 2010, Richardson signed with the

. 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.

Return to New York (2013)

On April 16, 2013, Richardson signed with the

for the remainder of the season, 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 the

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, along with center

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, forward

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, a first-round draft pick in 2016, and two second-round draft picks in 2014 and 2017, in exchange for forward

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. 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.

Post-playing career

On August 7, 2014, it was announced that Richardson was named the director of player development for the

. he worked for the Bally Sports Orlando Magic broadcast team. He currently co-hosts the ''Knuckleheads'' podcast with Darius Miles for ''

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Accomplishments

* IHSA State Championship, Whitney Young (1998) * McDonald's All American (1998) *

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Player of the Year (1999) *Conference USA Freshman of the Year (1999) * USBWA National Freshman of the Year (1999) *

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champion (2005) * 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 72 , , 51 , , 26.3 , , .393 , , .365 , , .761 , , 4.4 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , .1 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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Playoffs

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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, 6 , , 1 , , 16.3 , , .533 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , 2.5 , , .3 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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, 5 , , 0 , , 14.8 , , .333 , , .286 , , .000 , , 4.4 , , .4 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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Personal life

In 1992, Richardson lost his mother to

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, his grandmother to natural causes, and also his brother, Bernard, who was shot and killed in Chicago, aged 23.Richardson's brother shot, killed in Chicago
ESPN. Another of Richardson's brothers, Lee Jr., was murdered on December 5, 2005, in Chicago during a robbery.Brother of Knicks' Richardson murdered

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. 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 singer

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. They split in September 2005. Richardson has appeared in multiple acting roles, most notably as himself in the 2002 film ''

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References

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Early years

Collegiate career

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2000–2004)

Phoenix Suns (2004–2005)

New York Knicks (2005–2009)

Miami Heat (2009–2010)

Orlando Magic (2010–2012)

Return to New York (2013)

Post-playing career

Accomplishments

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Personal life

See also

References

External links