Remember that NBA bubble? The one in Disney. The one that feels like forever ago but is barely a year behind us.
Josh Richardson was pretty dang good inside that bubble. He shot 39.7% from 3 while playing a prominent role for the Philadelphia 76ers. While the Celtics swept Philly in the first round, Richardson was indispensable and couldn’t come off the floor, logging 36 minutes a game in that series.
Less than one year later and Richardson’s value has taken a bit of a plunge. A poor season with the Dallas Mavericks drove him to the Celtics, where he hopes to regain some of his former promise and be the ultimate connector piece next to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.