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Will Richard
Last: vs Los Angeles Lakers · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageRichard's profile stands out most on true shooting (55th percentile) and potential assists per game (19th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-29.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
No picks recorded on Will Richard yet.
Points against the line
Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 6.5
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 6.5
home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.
This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.
Where he scores
45% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 78%, 11.8 percentage points above the league rate there (9 attempts so far).
- Restricted area78%▲ 11.8 vs league45% of attempts · 9 FGA · small sample
- Three-pointers38%▲ 3.3 vs league40% of attempts · 8 FGA · small sample
- Mid-range0%▼ 40.2 vs league10% of attempts · 2 FGA · small sample
- Share of attempts
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Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area45% / 28%7 of 9 · 78% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)5% / 19%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 45% for the league
- Mid-range10% / 10%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 40% for the league
- Left corner 325% / 6%2 of 5 · 40% FG against 35% for the league
- Right corner 30% / 5%No attempts · league 34% FG
- Above-the-break 315% / 31%1 of 3 · 33% FG against 34% for the league
Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.
Matchup: vs Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.
Who guards him
Jaden Hardy has guarded him most: 7.4 partial possessions, 4 points on 2 of 2.
2026-27 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 29. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.
Team defense
Los Angeles Lakers: the 19th-best defense at an average pace; about average against guards on points.
Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 340 guard-games against LAL · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-29.
4 meetings on record: 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists per game (last on Oct 21). The vs LAL window above shows each game.
LAL injury report · Oct 30
- Cameron Carr · Out
- Adou Thiero · Out
- Ziaire Williams · Day-to-day
- Luka Dončić · Day-to-day
Lineup context
Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.
On and off
The team is 26.0 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).
- Net rating
Offensive and defensive rating
- Offensive rating
- Defensive rating (lower is better)
Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.
With and without teammates
- Yaxel Lendeborgsmall sample without
- Draymond Greensmall sample without
- Stephen Currysmall sample without
Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.
Game log & career
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