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Michael Ray RichardsonNew York Knicks · #20
Michael Ray Richardson is a retired guard best known with the New York Knicks. Sugar; a four-time All-Star lead guard. Career averages: 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 63
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◆ Rated
New York Knicks · #20 · Guard
Michael Ray Richardson
Season avg15.7 pts · 5.3 reb · 7.2 ast · .448 fg
Career avg14.8 pts · 5.5 reb · 7.0 ast · .453 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 63 — Solid starter tierINDEXMichael Ray Richardson · New York KnicksIMPACTBalladex Impact 63 — Solid starter tierINDEXMichael Ray Richardson · New York Knicks
Scouting report
Michael Ray Richardson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Retired standout · guard · Impact 63
Michael Ray Richardson is a retired guard best known with the New York Knicks. Sugar; a four-time All-Star lead guard. Career averages: 14.8 points, 5
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OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC+
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Michael Ray Richardson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
63Impact index
229Star score
Career scoring average14.8 ppg
Seasons in the index9
Accolades on file1
4× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Michael Ray Richardson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
15.7 PPG
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Playmaking
7.2 APG
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Rebounding
5.3 RPG
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Shooting
.148 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Michael Ray Richardson
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1986-87 71% confidence
16.8
pts
14.5–19.1
5.6
reb
4.6–6.6
8.0
ast
7.0–9.0
35.4
min
proj
59
gp
health
.458
fg%
~base
.209
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 15.7 → projected 16.8 PPG
Minutes / role
+0.6
Development (his trend)
+0.2
Age curve
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Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season+1.1 PPG
Everything it reads
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9 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 48 / 82 / 47 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Michael Ray Richardson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 (New York) | 72 | 16.9 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | .414 | |
| 1979-80 (New York) | 82 | 37.3 | 15.3 | 6.6 | 10.1 | .472 | .245 |
| 1980-81 (New York) | 79 | 40.2 | 16.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | .469 | .225 |
| 1981-82 (New York) | 82 | 37.1 | 17.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | .461 | .188 |
| 1982-83 (Golden State) | 33 | 32.5 | 12.5 | 4.4 | 7.4 | .412 | .129 |
| 1982-83 (New Jersey) | 31 | 32.3 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 6.0 | .438 | .200 |
| 1983-84 (New Jersey) | 48 | 26.8 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .460 | .241 |
| 1984-85 (New Jersey) | 82 | 38.1 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 8.2 | .469 | .252 |
| 1985-86 (New Jersey) | 47 | 34.1 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 7.2 | .448 | .148 |
| Career | 556 | 33.4 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the New York Knicks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
58–24proj record
#3conf seed
+6.4net rtg
118.7off rtg
112.3def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.
How his role moves
Projected 58–24, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
63 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
4× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Michael Ray Richardson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
New York Knicks
Turning pro
Drafted 1978 as a Guard.
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Michael Ray Richardson is a retired NBA guard. Sugar; a four-time All-Star lead guard.
Chapter
He averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A retired guard and New York Knicks name.
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Richardson's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the court
Measurables
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Draft
- 1978
- Jersey
- #20
Career
Sugar; a four-time All-Star lead guard.
The person
A retired guard and New York Knicks name.
Retired
New York Knicks
Standout
FAQ
Michael Ray Richardson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Michael Ray Richardson, answered.
What were Michael Ray Richardson's career averages?
Michael Ray Richardson averaged 14.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7 assists per game.
Is Michael Ray Richardson in the Hall of Fame?
Michael Ray Richardson is a retired guard and a notable pro, though not currently a Hall of Fame inductee.
Michael Ray Richardson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
