{"id":766853,"date":"2026-07-16T19:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/766853\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:26:09","slug":"richardson-makes-strides-at-summer-league-for-orlando-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/766853\/","title":{"rendered":"Richardson makes strides at Summer League for Orlando Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading the Magic<\/a> to their third Summer League<\/a> win Wednesday night against the 76ers, second-year pro Jase Richardson<\/a> wasted no time making his presence felt on the offensive end of the court at UNLV\u2019s Thomas & Mack Center.<\/p>\n

And the 6-foot-1 guard did so in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n

He knocked down three 3-pointers in the first half, slammed down a driving dunk in the opening quarter and finished around the rim with tricky layups throughout the 99-92 victory against Philadelphia that moved Orlando<\/a> to 3-1 in Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Richardson ended with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting, four assists and three steals in the seven-point win. Just as impressive as his scoring skillset was his ability to control the tempo of the game, according to Magic Summer League coach D.J. Bakker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him, even in the late game, even when they caught up to us, I want the ball in his hands,\u201d Bakker said about Richardson. \u201cGet us organized. If we can run and we can score easy in transition, let\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf not, he knows his plays to get him going, but he also \u2026 has a great feel for his teammates and putting them in the best position they can be in,\u201d Bakker added.<\/p>\n

As a rookie with the Magic, Richardson averaged 4.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists during 10.9 minutes per game across 54 appearances.<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t asked to do much for Orlando in his first year in the NBA.<\/p>\n

During Summer League, however, the Michigan State product has been handed control of the ball and he\u2019s made the most of the opportunity. In three appearances in Las Vegas, Richardson is averaging 18.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals during 30.1 minutes per game.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s shot 54.1% from the field, 50% from 3-point range on 4.7 attempts per night, and has yet to miss a free throw (5 for 5).<\/p>\n

Of course, he hasn\u2019t been perfect. He\u2019s averaged 2.3 turnovers, committing three in the fourth quarter Wednesday night. Still, he\u2019s mostly pleased with how he\u2019s performed at his second Summer League and feels like he\u2019s gotten better at taking charge on the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust being able to control the floor,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cI mean, end of the game I had a lot of uncharacteristic turnovers, so that\u2019s on me. Going forward, I\u2019ve got to take care of the ball. But other than that, I feel like I\u2019ve been setting guys up for good shots, getting to my own shots and then defending.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sean Sweeney\u2019s Magic journey filled with \u2018pouring his heart and soul into basketball\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Orlando will play a fifth Summer League game either Saturday or Sunday based on the outcomes of other exhibitions Thursday. Whether or not Richardson suits up for a final game remains to be seen, but he\u2019s made a new fan in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe might be the only guy with the speed to blow by anybody at any given time,\u201d ESPN analyst and 2016 NBA champion Iman Shumpert said on Wednesday\u2019s game broadcast. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of him staying balanced, staying controlled. But I love his pace. I love that he\u2019s getting downhill now and you can tell that he\u2019s way more comfortable with that NBA 3-point line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richardson also shared what new Magic coach Sean Sweeney<\/a> expects from him this season and beyond based on early conversations between the two.<\/p>\n

\u201c(A) guy that\u2019s just a dawg that\u2019s ready to work,\u201d Richardson said about what Sweeney told him. \u201c(A) guy that hounds guys defensively. (Someone who) can knock down the shot and make plays for others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leading the Magic to their third Summer League win Wednesday night against the 76ers, second-year pro Jase Richardson…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[2558,355,11950,5262,219873,99],"class_list":["post-766853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-latest-headlines","tag-nba","tag-orlando-magic","tag-social","tag-social-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}