#48 – Jason Richardson
I feel bad for this guy. I know he’s a multi-millionaire who plays the game he loves for a living, has millions of adoring fans and maybe the league’s sickest dunk repertoire, but I still feel genuine pity. For the better part of a decade, he was the best player on a lottery-defaulting Golden State squad that repaid him through banishment to the almighty Bobcats after their first playoff triumph since Run TMC. A real 180: from a team whose antics were almost as electrifying as his own, to a mundane mess of lacklustre talent and perpetual losing.
Shitty situation it might’ve been, but Richardson came out and led the Bobcats in scoring this season while shooting significantly better across the board in a more structured offense. His ability to the ball in the hoop (and fans in the seats) has always been his biggest asset, but he’s a solid rebounder for his size, a decent passer and a tough defender. One of the game’s purest athletes, there isn’t much that seems beyond his reach...except for ending the Bobcats' endless quest for the postseason.
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