Will Richard Stays Healthy, Keeps Earning Minutes Off the Warriors Bench
Will Richard is in his second season with Golden State, playing guard minutes early in 2026-27 with no injury concerns. He is coming off a 69-game rookie season in which he carved out a steady rotation role, and he has already logged time in each of Golden State's first six games this fall.
By the Warriors Nightly Desk · updated 4 d ago01The story of the nightEarly Returns in 2026-27Will Richard has been on the floor for every outing the Warriors have logged so far this season.
Will Richard has been on the floor for every outing the Warriors have logged so far this season. He scored 2 points in 16.1 minutes in the win over Portland on October 16, had 9 points in 14.9 minutes in a win over the Lakers on October 13, and put up 7 points in 13.8 minutes against Sacramento on October 10. Golden State lost on October 7 to Portland, a game in which Richard logged 32.7 minutes and scored 15 points, his biggest workload of the stretch. He added 5 points in a win over the Lakers on October 6 and 2 points in a loss to the Clippers on October 4. The minutes have bounced around, but he has been available for every game listed.
02What Last Season Looked LikeRichard played all 69 games he appeared in for Golden State last season, averaging 20.0 minutes, 6.4 points, 2.5…
Richard played all 69 games he appeared in for Golden State last season, averaging 20.0 minutes, 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals a night. He shot 46.8 percent from the field, 33.5 percent from three and 85.2 percent from the free-throw line, with a true shooting mark of 59.6 percent. His usage rate sat at 12.3 percent, reflecting a complementary role rather than a primary scoring job, and his plus-minus for the season was -1.4.
03Health ReportRichard is not on the injury report.
Richard is not on the injury report. He has no injury history on file. That clean slate lines up with his availability late last season and into this one — in the final stretch of 2025-26 he was still active for games against the Clippers, Sacramento, Houston and Cleveland, logging minutes in each even as some of those outings were lopsided losses.
04Background and ProfileRichard is a 23-year-old guard out of Florida, listed at 6-3 and 207 pounds.
Richard is a 23-year-old guard out of Florida, listed at 6-3 and 207 pounds. He wears No. 3 for the Warriors and is entering his second season in the NBA after one season of experience. Golden State was also his team last season, so there is continuity in his role and in the system around him heading into 2026-27.
05What to Watch Going ForwardThe minutes have varied game to game — as low as 13.8 and as high as 32.7 in his last six outings — which suggests…
The minutes have varied game to game — as low as 13.8 and as high as 32.7 in his last six outings — which suggests his role is still being shaped game by game rather than locked in. With no injury concerns and a full season of NBA experience now behind him, the main storyline is whether his minutes stabilize as the Warriors get further into the schedule. There are no roster rumors tied to him at this point.
Richard6.4 ppg
Carter6.4 ppg
