The Index · Live

Nick Richards Miami Heat · #8

Center · 6'11", 245 lb · Kingston, Jamaica · Age 29 · 8th season

Nick Richards is a center for the Miami Heat who has played 305 games over 6 seasons, averaging 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 2025-26.

Miami Heat roster More Centers

MVP race · #572Center rank · #54Balladex Impact · 58

⚖ Quick compare

Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex

◆ Rated

Miami Heat · #8 · Center

Nick Richards

Season avg9.4 pts · 7.6 reb · 0.4 ast · .523 fg

Career avg7.1 pts · 5.8 reb · 0.6 ast · .611 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

9.4pts

7.6reb

0.4ast

LADDER#572 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 58 — Solid starter tierINDEXNick Richards · Miami HeatLADDER#572 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 58 — Solid starter tierINDEXNick Richards · Miami Heat

Scouting report

Nick Richards — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Center · Solid starter · Impact 58

Nick Richards is a center for the Miami Heat who has played 305 games over 6 seasons, averaging 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 2025-26.

C-

Offense

C-

Defense

C-

Feel / IQ

C-

Playmaking

Below average creator

tap for the data ↓

C-

Scoring

Below average scorer

tap for the data ↓

C-

Rebounding

Below average on the glass

tap for the data ↓

C-

3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

tap for the data ↓

C-

Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

tap for the data ↓

C-

Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

tap for the data ↓

C-

Clutch

Below average late

tap for the data ↓

C-

Athleticism

Below average tools

tap for the data ↓

C-

Basketball IQ

Reads the game

tap for the data ↓

Durability

Availability

tap for the data ↓

Act II

Where Nick Richards 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

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #319 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

58Impact index

29Star score

Career scoring average7.1 ppg

Seasons in the index8

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Nick Richards — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

C-

Scoring

9.4 PPG

drill in ↓

C-

Playmaking

0.4 APG

drill in ↓

C-

Rebounding

7.6 RPG

drill in ↓

C-

Shooting

.278 3P%

drill in ↓

The engine

How the model sees Nick Richards

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 2026-27 71% confidence

5.4

pts

3.6–7.2

4.7

reb

3.8–5.6

0.3

ast

-0.4–1.0

13.5

min

proj

health

.590

fg%

~base

.155

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 5.8 → projected 5.4 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.4

Development (his trend)

+0.0

Age curve

+0.0

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season-0.4 PPG

Everything it reads

📊

8 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

real

⚖

Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

📈

Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

+dev

🕰

Per-stat aging curves

age 29 — applied per stat

curve

🔌

Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

+ctx

🏥

Durability signal

GP last 3: 36 / 28 / 20 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Nick Richards career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2020-21	18	3.5	0.8	0.6	0.1	.444	.000
2021-22	50	7.3	3.0	1.7	0.3	.667	.000
2022-23	65	18.7	8.2	6.4	0.6	.629	1.000
2023-24	67	26.3	9.7	8.0	0.8	.691	.000
2024-25 (Charlotte)	21	21.0	8.9	7.5	1.3	.561	.000
2024-25 (Phoenix)	36	22.6	9.5	8.6	0.6	.605	.000
2025-26 (Phoenix)	28	9.1	3.2	3.3	0.3	.493	.000
2025-26 (Chicago)	20	22.4	9.4	7.6	0.4	.523	.278
Career	305	17.6	7.1	5.8	0.6

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

→

—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

⚖ Overlay a rival →

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.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Miami Heat built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

48–34proj record

#8conf seed

+2.7net rtg

116.1off rtg

113.3def rtg

85%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 improving. Defensive anchors: Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell.

How his role moves

Projected 48–34, 8th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

58 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Nick Richards

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-11-29

The beginning

Nick Richards is a center for the Miami Heat.

Miami Heat

Turning pro

Drafted 42nd overall, 2020 as a Center.

true

Nick Richards is a center for the Miami Heat.

Chapter

He has played 305 games over 6 seasons (2020-26), averaging 17.6 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 48 games across 2 teams, averaging 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 14.6 minutes.

▶

Richards's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 11"
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Kentucky
Experience: 6th Season
NBA debut: 2020
Draft: 42nd overall, 2020
Born: Kingston, Jamaica
Age: 29
Jersey: #8

Beyond the game

Nick Richards is from Kingston, Jamaica, born 1997-11-29, listed at 6'11" and 245 lb. He has 6 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A center on 17.6 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth14.6 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 27.8% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Nick Richards — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nick Richards, answered.

What position does Nick Richards play?

Nick Richards is a center for the Miami Heat.

How many NBA games has Nick Richards played?

305 regular-season games over 6 seasons, averaging 17.6 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Nick Richards played?

6 seasons (2020-26).

How tall is Nick Richards?

6'11", 245 lb

Nick Richards 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.