Will Richard has made a stunning emergence at the Golden State Warriors through the first 15 games of his rookie season, having surpassed every and all expectations after being taken as the 56th overall pick in June's NBA Draft.
The rookie guard is making a lot of draft analysts eat their words with his play to start the season, including noted guru Sam Vecenie of The Athletic who didn't even think Richard would get selected going into the draft.
Draft guru Sam Vecenie has been forced to eat his words on Will Richard
Vecenie had no hesitation when answering who's been the biggest surprise among the rookie class so far this season, conceding that he didn't even have Richard in his top 70 prospects heading into the draft less than six months ago.