Nick Richards and the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a 3-year $15 million extension.

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The Charlotte Hornets have signed center Nick Richards to a multi-year contract extension. 

Nick Richards

Nick  Richards
Nick  Richards
MIN: 18.2
PTS: 7.91 (67.21%)
REB: 6.05
As: 0.57
ST: 0.17
BL: 1.14
TO: 0.91
GM: 58

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Richards agreed to a 3-year $15 million extension.

In 58 games (five starts) this season, Richards is averaging career highs in points (7.9), rebounds (6.1), blocks (1.1), and minutes per game (18.2).

25-year-old Richards has appeared in 126 games (10 starts), recording 5.0 points (62.9 FG%) and 3.6 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game.

The Hornets acquired Richards, who was initially selected by the New Orleans Pelicans in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2020 NBA Draft, via a draft night trade in exchange for a 2024 second-round draft pick.

Richards signed a multi-year contract with the Hornets on Nov. 30, 2020.

Richards played three seasons (2017-20) at the University of Kentucky, averaging 7.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 18.2 minutes per game across 105 contests (70 starts).

As a junior in 2019-20, he posted 14.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game to lead the Wildcats to a regular-season SEC championship.

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Nick Richards

Nick  Richards
Team: Charlotte Hornets
Position: C
Age: 25
Height: 211 cm
Weight: 111 kg
Birth place: Jamaica