Jeremy Richardson Signs with Aris Thessaloniki

by Evan Dunlap on Aug 9, 2009 4:44 PM EDT in News

Add free-agent small forward Jeremy Richardson to the list of Orlando Magic summer-league players who have signed with other teams. Richardson, who appeared in 12 games last season for the Magic, signed with Aris Thessaloniki today.

Richardson earned a spot on Orlando's roster last season due to his ability to score, and spent virtually all of last season as Orlando's 15th man, disappearing briefly after the club waived him in December, only to re-sign him five days later. He is perhaps best known among Magic fans for hitting Orlando's NBA record-breaking 23rd three-pointer in a game against Sacramento last January.

Orlando had little need for Richardson this coming season, as it boasts four players (Matt Barnes, Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, and Mickael Pietrus) on its roster who can play his position. Further, general manager Otis Smith has deemed signing a third-string point guard and another big man his next priorities. If the Magic decide to carry a 14th player this season--and they very well might not--it could be a wing player such as Richardson. But right now, he's simply not a priority.

Best wishes to Jeremy as he looks to establish himself overseas.

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Excellent move,he is much more needed there.

GL,J-Rich.

by Dzogi on Aug 9, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

Good luck to him.

Hope he does well with his career.

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by erivera7 on Aug 9, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions

Next Magic Player overseas....................

JJ Reddick…………………………….

by roger40 on Aug 9, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions

Nah, Redick will continue to have a job in the NBA.

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by erivera7 on Aug 9, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

hmm

You shoot 40+% from 3 you will have a job in the NBA

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by Wmillion on Aug 10, 2009 12:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

why you gotta be like that :(

Still a girl.

by TheGiantSquid on Aug 10, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Because it's true.

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by erivera7 on Aug 10, 2009 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions

There is a lot of money overses.

Orlando running out of cheap roster options..

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by Wmillion on Aug 9, 2009 8:51 PM EDT reply actions

cheaper options...

i agree, it would be tough to find playing time – with an even more wingman-loaded roster this year. good career decision for him. on the cheaper options, what do you guys think about signing sun yue?

by ka_paowee on Aug 9, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

He's terrible.

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by Evan Dunlap on Aug 9, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Signing Yue would be a terrible move.

That topic has already been butchered to death, by the way.

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by erivera7 on Aug 9, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

oh, thanks!

who do you guys think would fit best at PG and as the back up big?

by ka_paowee on Aug 10, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Anyone that can shoot the three and can defend.

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by erivera7 on Aug 10, 2009 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Nuts

I’m running out of Magic players to mock here.

by eltharion_doa on Aug 10, 2009 6:05 AM EDT reply actions

Thank god

He is a scrub. Adios.

Also, the Magic have 11 players currently under contract, so another pg and big man would make a roster of 14.

If the Magic decide to carry a 14th player this season—and they very well might not—it could be a wing player such as Richardson.

I assume you meant a 15th player.

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by Eyriq the Red on Aug 10, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions

...11 + 2 = 13.

by fwedo on Aug 10, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

You know, you may be right.

I assume I was smoking something :/

The sad thing is I’ve thought this out on multiple occasions. :checks medication: yup, I’m behind on my pills.

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by Eyriq the Red on Aug 10, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Great.

No J-Rich, Mike Wilks or Foyle?

We’re lottery-bound.

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by big aaron on Aug 10, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

my sentiments exactly.

by fwedo on Aug 10, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

It's almost as bad as 2005

When we lost Andre Barrett, Doug Christie, Andrew DeClerq, Brandon Hunter, and Mark Jones.

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by The Dark on Aug 10, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Hah.

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by erivera7 on Aug 10, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously

I was looking at the off-season moves, and my thoughts went something like this:

“Who’s Andre Barrett?”
“Doug Christie wasn’t totally horrible. Just old and slow by the time we got him.”
“We traded Matt Harpring for Andrew DeClercq? Otis, you’ve got a free pass for one really bad trade.”
“We had Brandon Hunter? And we traded Keith Bogans for him? Otis, two free passes.”
“Who’s Mark Jones? Oh, just a guy that played 10 games his entire career”

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by The Dark on Aug 11, 2009 7:52 AM EDT up reply actions