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Mitchell James "Mitch" Richmond (born June 30, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a star in the National Basketball Association in the 1990's. Known as "The Rock", Richmond was one of the NBA's best pure shooters in his prime.

Richmond was drafted 5th overall in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, following two years at Kansas State, where he averaged 20 points per game, and two years at Moberly Junior College in Missouri. Before joining the NBA, Richmond also competed in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Richmond captured the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in the 1988-1989 season, after averaging 22 points per game for the Warriors. He was a key part of Don Nelson's fast-paced offense, which was dubbed "Run TMC" after its three main components, Tim Hardaway, Mitch, and Chris Mullin.

After three years of scoring 22+ points a game in Golden State, Richmond joined the Sacramento Kings for the 1991-92 season, and became arguably the team's first star since moving to Sacramento in 1985. Staying with the Kings until 1998, Richmond was the team's leading scorer in each of his 7 seasons there, averaging no fewer than 21.9 a game each season. Between 1993 and 1998, Richmond was a fixture on the Western Conference's All-Star team, and he won MVP honors at the All-Star Game in 1995. In the middle of his prime, Richmond was selected to the United States' Olympic team (Dream Team III), earning a gold medal in Atlanta.

Richmond was traded by the Kings, along with Otis Thorpe, to the Washington Wizards for Chris Webber in May of 1998, a move that keyed the Kings' transformation from perennial doormat to an elite title contender. However, things did not work out as well for Richmond. In three years with the Wizards, he lost a lot of the shooting touch he displayed as a King, and his days as a regular were numbered after missing half of the 2000-01 season.

Richmond ended his career as a Los Angeles Laker. Playing strictly off the bench, he averaged just 4 points a game. He earned an NBA championship ring with the Lakers in 2002, but played sparingly in the postseason, logging just 4 minutes overall.

Mitch is one of a handful of players who has scored 20,000 points in his NBA career. He was also one of the most active long range shooters in league history, making 1,326 3-pointers in his career. Mitch Richmond ranks 9th all-time in career 3-point field goals made

Richmond is the Kings' franchise's third leading scorer. For his efforts, his #2 was retired by the club in 2003.

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