Quentin Richardson Net Worth

What Is Quentin Richardson's Net Worth and Salary?

Quentin Richardson is a retired American professional basketball player, NBA executive, broadcaster, and podcaster who has a net worth of $20 million.

Quentin Richardson, often known as "Q-Rich," spent 13 seasons in the NBA and earned more than $63 million in salary. A 6-foot-6 shooting guard and small forward, Richardson was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 18th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft after starring for two seasons at DePaul. He developed into one of the league's most prolific three-point shooters, averaging a career-high 17.2 points per game for the Clippers in 2003-04 before signing a six-year, $43.5 million contract with the Phoenix Suns. During his only season in Phoenix, Richardson made 226 three-pointers, tied for the NBA lead, won the 2005 Three-Point Contest, and helped the Suns reach the Western Conference Finals. He later spent four seasons with the New York Knicks and also played for the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic before finishing his career with a brief return to New York in 2013. Richardson appeared in 783 regular-season games, scoring 8,032 points and averaging 10.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. After retiring, he worked in player development for the Detroit Pistons and moved into broadcasting and podcasting, notably co-hosting "Knuckleheads" with former Clippers teammate Darius Miles.

Early Life

Quentin Lamar Richardson was born on April 13, 1980, in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up on Chicago's South Side as the youngest of Lee and Emma Richardson's five children. His father spent decades working for the Chicago Transit Authority, while his mother, a former basketball player herself, introduced Quentin to the sport.

Richardson endured extraordinary loss as a child. During an eight-month period in 1992, when he was 12 years old, his grandmother died, his mother died from breast cancer, and his 23-year-old brother Bernard was shot and killed during a robbery. Another older brother, Lee Richardson Jr., was shot and killed during a robbery outside the family's Chicago home in December 2005.

Basketball became a major outlet for Richardson. He attended Whitney Young High School, where he developed into one of the country's top prospects and helped lead the school to a 30-1 record, a Chicago Public League championship, and an Illinois Class AA state championship during his senior season. He was named a McDonald's All-American and USA Today's Illinois Player of the Year in 1998.

DePaul

Richardson stayed close to home for college, enrolling at DePaul University in Chicago in 1998. His impact was immediate. As a freshman, he averaged 18.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and was named both the Conference USA Player of the Year and Conference USA Freshman of the Year. He also received the USBWA National Freshman of the Year award.

During his sophomore season, Quentin averaged 17.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while helping DePaul reach the 2000 NCAA Tournament. In just two college seasons, he scored 1,147 points and grabbed 652 rebounds.

Richardson became the first player in DePaul history to compile at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 100 three-pointers. He left school after his sophomore season to enter the 2000 NBA Draft. DePaul inducted him into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.

Los Angeles Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers selected Richardson with the 18th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft. The Clippers also selected Darius Miles with the third pick, beginning a friendship and partnership that would continue decades beyond their playing careers.

Richardson appeared in 76 games as a rookie and averaged 8.1 points. His role expanded substantially in his second season, when he averaged 13.3 points and 4.1 rebounds while finishing third in voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.

Richardson and Miles became two of the most recognizable members of a young Clippers team that also included players such as Lamar Odom, Elton Brand, and Corey Maggette. Richardson and Miles became particularly well known for their on-court celebration in which they tapped their fists against their foreheads, a gesture that eventually inspired the name of their "Knuckleheads" podcast.

Richardson's best individual season came in 2003-04. He started 64 of 65 games and averaged career highs of 17.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while making 120 three-pointers.

After four seasons in Los Angeles, Richardson became a restricted free agent. Rather than match the offer he received from Phoenix, the Clippers allowed him to leave.

Phoenix Suns

In July 2004, Richardson signed a six-year, $43.5 million contract with the Phoenix Suns. He joined a revamped roster led by Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, and Joe Johnson.

The 2004-05 Suns became one of the NBA's defining offensive teams. After winning just 29 games the previous season, Phoenix went 62-20 and finished with the best record in the league.

Richardson started 78 games and averaged 14.9 points and 6.1 rebounds. He made 226 three-pointers, which tied Kyle Korver for the NBA lead and established what was then a Suns single-season franchise record. He also attempted a league-high 631 three-pointers.

At the 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend, Richardson won the Three-Point Contest, defeating a field that included Ray Allen, Kyle Korver, Joe Johnson, Vladimir Radmanović, and defending champion Voshon Lenard. Phoenix went on to reach the Western Conference Finals before losing to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs.

Despite the success, Richardson's Phoenix tenure lasted only one season. In June 2005, the Suns traded Richardson and the draft rights to Nate Robinson to the New York Knicks in exchange for Kurt Thomas and the draft rights to Dijon Thompson.

New York Knicks

Richardson spent the next four seasons with the Knicks. His first season in New York was hampered by injuries, and he appeared in 55 games while averaging 8.2 points.

He rebounded in 2006-07, averaging 13.0 points and a career-high 7.2 rebounds per game. However, injuries continued to limit him to 49 appearances that season.

Richardson started 65 games in 2007-08 and another 51 in 2008-09. During his four-year Knicks run, he appeared in 241 regular-season games and became one of the team's primary perimeter shooters.

His first tenure in New York ended in June 2009 when the Knicks traded him and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for Darko Miličić. That transaction began one of the stranger offseasons in NBA history.

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Four Trades In 49 Days

Richardson was traded four times during a span of just 49 days in the summer of 2009 without playing a game for the first three teams that acquired him.

The Knicks first sent him to Memphis on June 25. On July 17, the Grizzlies traded him back to his original team, the Clippers, in exchange for Zach Randolph. Just three days later, Los Angeles sent Richardson to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a trade for Sebastian Telfair, Craig Smith, and Mark Madsen.

On August 13, Minnesota completed Richardson's fourth trade of the summer, sending him to the Miami Heat in exchange for Mark Blount.

Richardson finally stayed put in Miami. He started 75 of his 76 games during the 2009-10 season, averaging 8.9 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 39.7% from three-point range.

Orlando Magic and Final Knicks Stint

After his season in Miami, Richardson signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Orlando Magic in 2010. He spent two seasons in Orlando, appearing in 105 games.

The Magic waived Richardson before the 2012-13 season despite still owing him $5.4 million in guaranteed salary. He remained out of the league for most of that season before the Knicks signed him on April 16, 2013.

Richardson appeared in New York's final regular-season game and then played sparingly during the playoffs. His second stint with the Knicks became the final chapter of his NBA career.

Across 13 NBA seasons, Richardson appeared in 783 regular-season games, including 486 starts. He finished with 8,032 points, 3,666 rebounds, 1,138 assists, and 1,167 three-pointers while averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.

Quentin earned $63.1 million in NBA salary during his career. His highest-paid season came in 2009-10, when he earned more than $9 million.

Post-NBA Career

Richardson quickly moved into the business side of professional basketball. In August 2014, the Detroit Pistons hired him as director of player development under team president and head coach Stan Van Gundy. His role focused heavily on helping younger players adjust to the professional and personal demands of life in the NBA.

He left the Pistons organization in 2016 to spend more time with his family in Orlando. Richardson subsequently worked in basketball broadcasting, including as an analyst covering the Orlando Magic.

Richardson also returned to competitive basketball through the BIG3 league. He joined Power for the league's 2018 season, and the team went on to win the BIG3 championship.

"Knuckleheads"

Richardson eventually reunited professionally with longtime friend Darius Miles to launch "Knuckleheads." Produced in association with The Players' Tribune, the podcast features Richardson and Miles interviewing NBA stars, athletes, musicians, and entertainers about their careers and lives.

The name is a reference to the fist-to-the-forehead celebration Richardson and Miles made famous while playing together for the Clippers. Their guests have included some of basketball's biggest names, while the show has also given Richardson an outlet to discuss his own experiences playing during the NBA of the 2000s.

The media career was a natural progression for Richardson, who studied broadcast journalism at DePaul and had expressed an interest in broadcasting even during his playing days.

Personal Life

Richardson began dating singer Brandy Norwood in the early 2000s. In July 2004, he proposed to her at a reception in Los Angeles with an 11.5-carat diamond engagement ring valued at $1 million. Their engagement ended in 2005 before they married.

Richardson has spoken openly about the family tragedies he experienced during childhood and adulthood and the effect they had on his outlook. His 2018 Players' Tribune essay "Letter to My Younger Self" recounted losing his brother Bernard, his grandmother, and his mother within the same year when he was 12.

Throughout and after his playing career, Richardson has also been involved in charitable work focused on young people. During his NBA years, he operated youth basketball programs and provided tickets to children and community organizations.

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