Will Richard’s rookie year with the Warriors was solid by any rational standard. Selected late in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft, he spent much of the season in the team’s rotation, making 21 starts and even posting his first 30-point game.What Richard took into the offseason was the last two games: A play-in tournament win over the Los Angeles Clippers, followed by a loss to the Phoenix Suns that eliminated the Warriors from playoff contention.
Richard was among four designated spectators for both games, with a DNP-CD against the Clippers and glued to the bench until the final 66 seconds of the 15-point loss to the Suns.
Which only increases his hunger as he approaches Year 2.
“I didn’t play the last few games of the season, and that was kind of my motivational drive towards the offseason,” Richard told NBC Sports Bay Area. “Just working on things that I know will get me on the floor in those playoff (and) play-in games next year.”
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