Josh Richardson will continue under Erik Spoelstra for another year. As reported by Shams Charania The Sportythe guard will have his $3 million player option active to continue playing in the Miami Heat ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season.
Although it is a secondary role, it is undoubtedly welcome news for the Florida organization, as he played a key role in the team’s rotation last year until he suffered a shoulder injury in February. In any case, he is expected to be fully recovered to complete the next preseason and achieve the goal regular season in good condition.
As for his performance on a statistical level, Richardson is averaging 9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 25.7 minutes per night. He played in 43 games before his injury, including six as a starter.
Beyond this news, Miami is also paying attention to other operations. After deciding that they will not consider a contract extension of Jimmy Butler until 2025, now they must assemble a squad that can compete for everything in the Eastern Conference. They don’t have it easy.
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2024-06-29 16:29:36
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