Mitch Richmond - The Rock

Mitchell James ("Mitch") Richmond (born June 30, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He played collegiately at Kansas State University.

Richmond was drafted 5th overall in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, following two years at Kansas State, where he averaged 20 points per game, and two years at Moberly Junior College in Missouri. Before joining the NBA, Richmond also competed in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Richmond captured the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in the 1988-89 NBA season, after averaging 22 points per game for the Warriors. He was a key part of Don Nelson's fast-paced offense, which was dubbed "Run TMC" after the first names of its three main components, Tim Hardaway, Mitch, and Chris Mullin, respectively. The trio were named after the influential rap group Run DMC. In addition to the shooting he provided, he complemented Hardaway's passing and fast break skills and Mullin's shooting skills by slashing to the hoop as part of the Warriors attack.

After three years of scoring 22+ points a game in Golden State, Richmond was traded to the Sacramento Kings during the 1991-92 season in exchange for Billy Owens, and became arguably the team's first star since the franchise moved to Sacramento in 1985. Staying with the Kings until 1998, Richmond was the team's leading scorer in each of his 7 seasons there, averaging no fewer than 21.9 a game each season. Between 1993 and 1998, Richmond was a fixture on the Western Conference's All-Star team, and he won MVP honors at the All-Star Game in Phoenix, in 1995. In the middle of his prime, Richmond was selected to the United States' Olympic team (Dream Team III), earning a gold medal in Atlanta.

Richmond was traded by the Kings, along with Otis Thorpe, to the Washington Wizards for Chris Webber in May of 1998, a move that keyed the Kings' transformation from perennial doormat to an elite title contender. However, things did not work out as well for Richmond. In three years with the Wizards, he lost a lot of the shooting touch he displayed as a King, and his days as a regular were numbered after missing half of the 2000-01 season.

Richmond ended his career as a Los Angeles Laker. Playing strictly off the bench. He earned an NBA championship ring with the Lakers in 2002.

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[micsquab]

richmond was a baller.

[patrickkilpatrick21]

Mitch Richmond is my favorite basketball player ever

[fumbles902]

lol ole dude made mj air ball

[NKass28]

I was at the game when Billy Owens half court Alley ooped it to Mitch against portland, down by one with one second left...one of the best endings to a game you can ask for.

[Simon Wilder]

I agree with your general idea (that he should be in the hall fame), but you need to remove "Won an NBA Title". He only played 10 minutes a game during the Lakers championship season, and only played 4 minutes TOTAL in the playoffs that year...so it's not like he had much, if anything, to do with winning the championship.

[sedcdf]

I can't believe Mitch Richmond isn't in the hall of fame. The guy was six time all star... Won an NBA Title, and he even scored over 20, 000 points.. Wow, shocking,,, He played tremendous defense on Micheal Jordan as well.

[LxTxSURGE]

change the song wtf is this  ... makes him look weak!!

[uraine7626]

He was a hell of a shooter

[SuperStrik9]

Richmond was dope. One of many players who helped make 90s nba ball so much fun to watch. G State really screwed up trading Mitch. Run TMC + Spree and C Webb = top 3 team in the west at the VERY least with huge potential for more.

[Rashaun Bennett]

I remember using this guy in NBA 2K3 and he couldn't miss !!

[moneyaat]

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