{"id":383461,"date":"2026-08-28T11:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383461\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:36:24","slug":"miami-heat-make-another-move-after-klay-thompson-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383461\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat make another move after Klay Thompson signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Richards has agreed to a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, giving the team its 14th standard-contract player after the Klay Thompson signing.<\/p>\n<p>Free agent center Nick Richards has agreed to a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2093061133267583371\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shams Charania of ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/34864-nick-richards.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787916982_46_image-396157-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Nick  Richards\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                C\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                28\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                211 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                111 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Kingston, Jamaica\n            <\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrettSiegelNBA\/status\/2093063299176783930\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints<\/a>, Richards signs a minimum deal with the Heat.<\/p>\n<p>Miami now has the NBA-required minimum of 14 players on standard contracts entering the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>Richards joins the Heat shortly after the team completed the signing of Klay Thompson. Miami had been looking for additional frontcourt depth following Thompson&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The 7-foot center gives the Heat another option behind Bam Adebayo and Bobby Portis.<\/p>\n<p> Richards spent last season with Suns and Bulls <\/p>\n<p>Richards split the 2025-26 season between the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>He averaged 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 48 games while shooting 51.2% from the field.<\/p>\n<p>His role increased after a February trade to Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Richards averaged 9.4 points and 7.6 rebounds in 20 games for the Bulls, including four starts.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago acquired him from Phoenix in a three-team trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls later renounced their free-agent rights to Richards in July, making him an unrestricted free agent.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787916984_854_image-458052-any780x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit AP &#8211; Scanpix<\/p>\n<p> Richards brings six years of NBA experience <\/p>\n<p>Richards, 28, has played six NBA seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, Suns and Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>He has career averages of 7.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 305 regular-season games.<\/p>\n<p>The Jamaican center was selected with the 42nd pick in the 2020 NBA Draft after playing three seasons at Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_1\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787916984_565_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for being with us! 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