Richie Saunders Memphis Grizzlies · #6
Richie Saunders is a guard the Memphis Grizzlies selected 32nd overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of BYU. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.
Richie Saunders — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Richie Saunders stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Richie Saunders — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Richie Saunders
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.
Richie Saunders career stats, season by season
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Memphis Grizzlies built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Richie Saunders
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Richie Saunders is a 2026 second-round guard for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Turning pro
Drafted 32nd overall, 2026 as a Guard.
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Second-round picks don't get promised anything — they get a number and a chance. On draft night 2026, Richie Saunders got his: 32nd overall out of BYU, an early second-round pick and a plane ticket to Memphis.
Chapter
He built his stock the unglamorous way, a wing who defended, moved, and made himself impossible to cut. Nobody handed him the spotlight in Provo; he took what the game gave and turned it into a draftable name.
Chapter
That's the exact frequency Memphis broadcasts on. Falling to the second round isn't an ending here — it's fuel. Saunders lands in the Grindhouse with everything still to prove, which is precisely how the best stories on Beale Street begin.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- College
- BYU
- Experience
- Rookie
- Draft
- 32nd overall, 2026
- Born
- BYU
- Jersey
- #6
Saunders joins the Memphis Grizzlies as a 2026 second-round pick out of BYU.
A 2026 second-round guard out of BYU.
Richie Saunders — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Richie Saunders, answered.
