Mavericks wing Josh Richardson admits he’s not thrilled with a reserve role but he’s not going to make any waves, Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News tweets. Richardson is expected to come off the bench during the postseason after starting 56 of the 59 games in which he played this season.
“I was kind of upset at first, but you know, bigger picture, it’s the playoffs, and we don’t have time for anybody to be worried about personal issues or anything like that,” he said.
Richardson holds an $11.6MM option on his contract for next season.
We have more Mavericks news:
- J.J. Redick is “unlikely” to play in the first round series against the Clippers, Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News tweets. After being acquired from New Orleans to fortify the backcourt, Redick has appeared in only 13 games due to a nagging heel injury.
- The injury news is more promising for power forward Maxi Kleber. He’s got a good chance to play in Game 1, Rick Carlisle told Eddie Sefko of Mavs.com and other media members. Kleber missed the last two regular season games with right Achilles soreness.
- The team will bring in crowds in excess of 15,000 when the series shifts to Dallas, Caplan tweets. The franchise will also host vaccination centers outside of American Airlines Arena.
Richardson is not a starter for a good team… very weak link as a starter. Really doesn’t even give you a whole lot off the bench either.
That’s not accurate. Good defender and a surprising good mid-range game. Had a poor year from 3, but he’s a good player.
That being said, he won’t be back after this year.
You shouldn’t be upset Richardson. You deserve it.
The fact we were able to turn JR into Curry makes me really happy. The guy is just not a starter on a good team.
The Mavs should of kept Curry.
Yea they messed up on that trade. They thought the defense would improve the team, but Sixers won that trade by a country mile.