Richaun Holmes
Holmes with the Sacramento Kings in 2019
No. 22 – Washington Wizards
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 30)
Lockport, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolLockport Township
(Lockport, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2015: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018Philadelphia 76ers
2017→Delaware 87ers
2018–2019Phoenix Suns
2019–2023Sacramento Kings
2023–2024Dallas Mavericks
2024–presentWashington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2015)
  • Third-team All-MAC (2014)
  • MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Richaun Diante Holmes (born October 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was named to multiple All-Mid-American Conference teams.[1][2][3] Holmes previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers for three seasons before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in the 2018 offseason. He played one season with the Suns before signing with the Sacramento Kings in the 2019 offseason.

High school and college career

Holmes is the son of two Doctors of Divinity who run a Chicago-area church.[4] In high school, Holmes grew from a 6'2" guard into a 6'9" forward, but did not receive any Division I college basketball scholarship offers until he had already committed to playing for Moraine Valley Community College, located in Illinois.

In his only season at Moraine Valley, Holmes averaged 19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game.[4] After earning junior college All-American honors,[1] Holmes transferred to Bowling Green.[5]

In his sophomore season at Bowling Green, Holmes averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. He doubled his scoring numbers while contributing 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior. With the hiring of coach Chris Jans, Holmes worked on improving every aspect of his game and adding a three-point shot, sometimes taking 1,000 shots a day in practice. The end result was averages of 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and shooting percentages of 56.3% on field goals and 41.9% on three-pointers. In Holmes' senior year, Bowling Green improved to 21–12 from a 12-win season the year prior, while also reaching the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[4]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2015–2018)

On June 25, 2015, Holmes was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[6] On July 31, 2015, he signed with the 76ers after averaging 10 points and five rebounds in three summer league games for the team.[7] On November 9, 2015, he received his first career start, scoring a then season-high 11 points in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.[8] He topped that mark on December 10, 2015, with 14 points against the San Antonio Spurs. On December 28, 2015, he set a new season high with 18 points in a 95–91 loss to the Utah Jazz.[9]

Holmes scoring in 2018

In July 2016, Holmes re-joined the 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[10] In January 2017, he was assigned three times to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.[11] He became a fixture in the Sixers' rotation in February 2017 following the Nerlens Noel trade, the prolonged injury to Joel Embiid, and Holmes outplaying fellow 2015 Sixers pick Jahlil Okafor.[12] On February 24, 2017, he had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help the depleted 76ers defeat the Washington Wizards 120–112.[13] On March 20, 2017, he tied a career high in points with 24 and established a career best in rebounds with 14 in a 112–109 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic.[14] Nine days later, he set a new career high with 25 points in a 99–92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.[15]

On October 8, 2017, Holmes was ruled out for approximately three weeks after being diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in the radial bone of his left wrist.[16] On June 13, 2018, the 76ers announced they had exercised the fourth-year option on their contract with Holmes.[17]

Phoenix Suns (2018–2019)

On July 20, 2018, Holmes was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for cash considerations.[18] On November 6, he had season highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds in a 104–82 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.[19] Holmes later recorded a new season high of 19 points in a 123–119 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on December 10.[20] Holmes also recorded a double-double of 12 points and a new season high of 11 rebounds on March 15, 2019, during only 16 minutes of play in a 108–102 loss to the Houston Rockets.[21]

Sacramento Kings (2019–2023)

On July 16, 2019, Holmes signed a two-year contract, worth $10 million, with the Sacramento Kings.[22]

On August 6, 2021, Holmes re-signed with the Kings on a four-year, $55 million contract.[23][24] On March 18, 2022, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to personal issues.[25]

Dallas Mavericks (2023–2024)

On July 6, 2023, Holmes, along with the draft rights to Olivier-Maxence Prosper, was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Dallas Mavericks.[26]

Washington Wizards (2024–present)

On February 8, 2024, Holmes was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Daniel Gafford.[27]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Philadelphia 51 1 13.8 .514 .182 .689 2.6 .6 .4 .8 5.6
2016–17 Philadelphia 57 17 20.9 .558 .351 .699 5.5 1.0 .7 1.0 9.8
2017–18 Philadelphia 48 2 15.5 .560 .129 .661 4.4 1.3 .4 .6 6.5
2018–19 Phoenix 70 4 16.9 .608 — .731 4.7 .9 .6 1.1 8.2
2019–20 Sacramento 44 38 28.2 .648 — .788 8.1 1.0 .9 1.3 12.3
2020–21 Sacramento 61 61 29.2 .637 .182 .794 8.3 1.7 .6 1.6 14.2
2021–22 Sacramento 45 37 23.9 .660 .400 .778 7.0 1.1 .4 .9 10.4
2022–23 Sacramento 42 1 8.3 .618 .625 .789 1.9 .2 .1 .3 3.1
2023–24 Dallas 23 2 10.3 .559 — .571 3.4 .7 .1 .4 3.4
Career 441 163 19.3 .605 .273 .742 5.3 1.0 .5 .9 8.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Philadelphia 3 0 3.7 .000 — — .3 .3 .0 .0 .0
Career 3 0 3.7 .000 — — .3 .3 .0 .0 .0

References

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  2. ^ "2015 DraftExpress NBA Mock Draft". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Richaun Holmes Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Dortch, Chris (June 4, 2015). "Overlooked at every level, Bowling Green's Richaun Holmes can do it all". National Basketball Association. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Walsh, Mike (February 27, 2015). "Lockport grad Richaun Holmes hits 1,000-point landmark for Bowling Green". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia 76ers Select Jahlil Okafor, Richaun Holmes, Arturas Gudaitis, J.P. Tokoto, And Luka Mitrovic In The 2015 NBA Draft". National Basketball Association. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "Sixers Sign Richaun Holmes". National Basketball Association. July 31, 2015. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  8. ^ "Bulls pull away in 2nd half, top winless 76ers 111–88". National Basketball Association. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "Richaun Holmes 2015–16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  10. ^ "Ben Simmons Headlines Sixers Summer League Roster". CBSLocal.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "2016–17 NBA Assignments". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  12. ^ Cooney, Bob (March 5, 2017). "Sixers' Richaun Holmes has become center of attention". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  13. ^ "Covington, Saric lead Sixers to 120–112 win over Wizards". ESPN. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "Magic storm back to beat 76ers 112–109 in OT". ESPN. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  15. ^ "Howard has 22 points, 20 rebounds in Hawks' win over 76ers". ESPN. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  16. ^ "Holmes Injury Update". National Basketball Association. October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  17. ^ Smith, Jeff (June 13, 2018). "Sixers exercise contract options for T.J. McConnell, Richaun Holmes". USA Today. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "Suns Complete Trades with Philadelphia and Brooklyn". National Basketball Association. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  19. ^ "LeVert scores 26 to lift Nets past struggling Suns 104–82". ESPN. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  20. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ "Suns' Richaun Holmes: Double-double in 16 minutes". cbssports.com. March 16, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  22. ^ Nicholson, Nikki (July 16, 2019). "Kings Sign Richaun Holmes". National Basketball Association. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  23. ^ "Kings Re-Sign Richaun Holmes". National Basketball Association. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  24. ^ "Richaun Holmes Re-Signs with Kings with 4-Year, $55M Contract in Free Agency". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "Kings Update Regarding Richaun Holmes". National Basketball Association. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  26. ^ "Sacramento Kings Complete Trade With Dallas Mavericks". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  27. ^ "Wizards Acquire Holmes, 2024 First Round Pick". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

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