Another former NBA star has joined ESPN to bolster its NBA coverage as Quentin Richardson was hired this past week by the network.
Richardson played in the NBA for 13 seasons with the Clippers, Suns, Knicks, Heat and Magic. While most NBA fans remember him playing alongside Darius Miles and Lamar Odom during his time with the Clippers, he had the best season of his career during his one season in Phoenix in 2004-05 where he averaged 14.9 ppg, set a team record for three-pointers made (226, which co-led the league) and won the three-point contest at All-Star Weekend.
After finishing his playing career, he joined the Pistons as the director of player development before entering the broadcasting field.
Since that time, he’s been a guest on ESPN’s NBA coverage, worked as a studio analyst for the Magic and has done work on college basketball. In addition, he’s been a host of the popular Knuckleheads podcast with former teammate Darius Miles.
Now he joins former Heat player Udonis Haslem on ESPN’s NBA coverage.
He’s the latest former player to join NBA broadcast teams across different networks including Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford and Carmelo Anthony, who will be teaming up on NBC when the network starts its new media deal this fall.
