Jeremy Terrell Richardson (born March 1, 1984) is an American professional

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. He is a 6'7", 210 lb. swingman and he has played in the

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(NBA) with the

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and Orlando Magic.

Collegiate career

Richardson was born in Alsen, Louisiana and graduated from

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in Louisiana in 2002. Prior to entering the NBA, he attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College for two years and transferred to the

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Pro career

Richardson was selected with the ninth pick of the second round in the 2006

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Draft by the

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. On January 27, 2007, he was signed to a ten-day contract by the Atlanta Hawks. Previously playing for the Flyers, it was the seventh call-up from the D-League during the 2006–07 season. After his second 10-day contract expired, the Hawks opted not to retain him. In March 2007, he was signed to a 10-day contract by the

. At the end of the contract, the Blazers cut him; he played in one game for them. Richardson returned to the Flyers afterwards. Richardson was selected in the first round (second overall) of the 2007 D-League

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by the

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.Jeremy Richardson Named D-League.Com Performer of the Week
December 4, 2007 Richardson spent the 2007-08 NBA preseason with the

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but was waived on October 29, 2007. On December 20, 2007, he was signed by the

. Until then he was averaging 28.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.63 steals in 41.5 minutes in eight games for the Mad Ants. He was named D-League.com Performer of the Week, after averaging 35 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in two games during the week of December 3, shooting 53.2% from the field (25/47), including scoring a league season-high 40 points against the

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on November 29. He was waived on January 7, and signed three days later with the

.Spurs Sign Jeremy Richardson
January 10, 2008 In 2008, Richardson was named MVP of the D-League All Star Game, scoring 22 points on 9/15 shooting. Shortly afterwards, he was signed to another 10-day contract by the Atlanta Hawks. Richardson in the 2008 offseason was signed by the Orlando Magic. On December 8 he received a 3.5 million dollar bonus. In August 2009, he joined the Greek League club

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where he averaged 12.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. In September 2010 he signed a one-year contract with the

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club Power Electronics Valencia. In August 2011, he signed with

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in Georgia. In August 2012, he joined Sidigas Avellino in Italy. In September 2013, he re-signed with Avellino for one more season. In July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Enel Brindisi. He parted ways with club before the start of the new season, because of personal reasons.Enel Brindisi lands Dejan Ivanov and Demonte Harper
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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

NBA.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

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