15 points on 8 shots, plus/minus +19! The Warriors have found a treasure! This No. 56 pick is really not easy!

As we all know, Draymond Green was the big treasure acquired by the Golden State Warriors with the 35th pick in the second round in the 2012 NBA Conference! This stocky forward, who is 1.98 meters tall, weighs 104 kilograms, has a wingspan of 2.17 meters, a standing reach of 2.67 meters, and a run-up jump of 0.84 meters. It can be said that he has made great contributions to the Warriors' foundation in the past 13 years!

To put it bluntly, without Dream Green, there would have been no four NBA championships in the Warriors dynasty! It can be said that Dream Green is absolutely indispensable to the Warriors. He is not only the defensive core of the Warriors, but also the team's spiritual leader.

There is no doubt that Dream Green is the biggest treasure the Warriors have found in the draft so far. I can't imagine that the Warriors' 35th pick in the second round actually used the miraculous effect of the top five picks in the first round! As everyone knows, the Warriors, who have always been good at using second-round picks to find treasures in the NBA draft, found another big treasure this year. He is Will Richard, whom the Warriors selected with the 56th pick in the second round. This guy has a calm and sophisticated style of play, and he doesn't act like a rookie at all!

In today's Golden State Warriors' 114-83 victory over the Indiana Pacers, Warriors No. 56 pick Will Richard once again performed amazingly! In this campaign, Richard came off the bench for 19 minutes and 28 seconds. He made 4 of 8 shots and 7 of 8 free throws. He efficiently scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. His plus/minus value of +19 was tied for second on the team.

If you think Richard had a flash of inspiration, you are totally wrong! In the past three games, due to Curry's absence due to illness, the team's offensive firepower has dropped sharply. Richard took the initiative to stand up from the bench to provide the team with strong firepower support, thus making up for the loss of Curry's injury vacancy as much as possible.

According to statistics, Richard has averaged 19.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the last three games, shooting 58% from the field, 40% from the three-point range, and 81% from the free throw line.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Richard had a career masterpiece in the previous game against the Sacramento Kings. In this game, Richard started for 34 minutes. He made 10 of 15 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws. He scored a career-high 30 points plus 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

With this, Will Richard has become the second player among the 2025 rookies to score 30+ points in a single game (previously, VJ Edgecombe, the third overall pick, scored 34 points in his debut).

There is no doubt that Richard scored 15+3+1+1 from 8 shots today. This is actually just a microcosm of his recent super-burning performance. So far this season, Richard has played 9 games on behalf of the Warriors, averaging 17.2 minutes per game, contributing 10.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals, shooting 59.6% from the field, 40.7% from the three-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line.

It is no exaggeration to say that Will Richard really demonstrates youth and maturity to the fullest! Coach Cole once said of Richard: He (Richard) has a good intuition for the game and can make an impact on both offense and defense. He looks like a veteran who has played in his seventh season and does not look like a rookie at all. ".

Curry commented on the rookie Richard: "His (Richard) joining makes us younger, but his way of playing is very mature. ".

From the team coach Steve Kerr to the star Stephen Curry, everyone has high praise for Richard! It can be seen that Will Richard is definitely a big treasure picked up by the Warriors in this year's draft, because this guy is both offensive and defensive, which is not simple at all! What do you think of this?