Richards excelled on his debut for the Suns. He spent 29 minutes on the floor and recorded a double-double performance. He scored 21 points with extremely accurate shooting from the field (7/8) and added 11 rebounds.
Suns fans did not hide their enthusiasm for his performance.
Numerous comments of praise and criticism of Nurkić appeared on social networks.
“Richards had 21 points and 11 rebounds on more than 80 percent shooting from the field in his first game for the Suns. Nurkic has never achieved such a statistic in his 101 games for Phoenix,” one fan wrote.
In his Suns debut, Nick Richards put up 21 points and 11 rebounds on over 80% from the field
In 101 games with the Suns, Nurkic never matched or beat this statline pic.twitter.com/ETQui27fLB
— Thomas (@ThomasBuckets78) January 19, 2025
“Nick Richards is already showing more than Nurkic and Plumlee have done all season,” another fan commented with a video of one of Richards’ actions from the game.
Nick Richards is already doing more than what Nurkic and Plumlee have done all season pic.twitter.com/SH7bxhzEFF
— Trey5 (@CookedbyTrey5) January 18, 2025
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