Nick Richards
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'11"
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Experience
- 6 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -3.43.
The per-minute boards and blocks (5.7 and 0.7 in under 17 minutes) never went anywhere; the minutes did. A 70% FT line and shrinking role make him punt-build big-man filler you stream, not draft.
Nick Richards enters 2026-27 at #397 on our board — Round 34 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 6.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 16.6 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and field-goal percentage, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 39 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -5.04 | 39 | 16.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 54.1% | 1.6 | 69.8% | 1.2 | – | -1.61 | -0.07 | -1.50 | -1.21 | 0.08 | -1.31 | 0.25 | -0.45 | 0.77 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2020-21CHA | -7.92 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 44.4% | 0.4 | 63.6% | 0.2 | 12.1% | -2.23 | -1.73 | -1.40 | -1.47 | -0.96 | -1.36 | -0.02 | -0.19 | 1.44 |
| 2021-22CHA | -6.16 | 50 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 66.7% | 0.6 | 69.8% | 0.5 | 15.5% | -1.87 | -1.36 | -1.34 | -1.16 | -0.39 | -1.33 | 0.31 | -0.17 | 1.16 |
| 2022-23CHA | -2.76 | 65 | 18.7 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 62.9% | 2.1 | 74.9% | 0.9 | 15.7% | -1.18 | 0.19 | -1.34 | -1.11 | 0.69 | -1.27 | 0.58 | -0.27 | 0.96 |
| 2023-24CHA | -1.90 | 67 | 26.2 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 69.1% | 2.0 | 73.7% | 1.1 | 13.4% | -1.02 | 0.67 | -1.29 | -0.85 | 0.53 | -1.34 | 1.01 | -0.35 | 0.73 |
| 2024-25PHX | -3.04 | 57 | 22.0 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 59.1% | 2.1 | 74.4% | 1.4 | 17.2% | -1.08 | 0.74 | -1.26 | -1.24 | 0.43 | -1.41 | 0.60 | -0.32 | 0.49 |
| 2025-26CHI | -5.76 | 48 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 51.2% | 1.4 | 64.4% | 1.2 | 18.1% | -1.64 | -0.29 | -1.52 | -1.25 | 0.04 | -1.26 | 0.10 | -0.63 | 0.70 |
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What round should I draft Nick Richards in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Nick Richards at #397 overall — Round 34 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 39), not just the per-game line.
Is Nick Richards a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #397, helping most in turnovers and field-goal percentage, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Nick Richards play in 2026-27?
We project about 39 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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