Jason Richardson
SG FA
Sat 5/5/12 5:28 PM

Jason Richardson scored 25 points with four 3-pointers, while Glen Davis had 24 points and 11 rebounds, but the Magic fell in overtime on Saturday and now face a 1-3 series disadvantage. The Magic deserved a standing ovation, despite the loss. They were down by 19 points with just eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, but their skeleton crew kept battling and managed to force overtime, where they lost by two points. Jameer Nelson had 12 points, six rebounds and 11 assists, and masked Hedo Turkoglu scored 11 points in 40 minutes, but the bench as a unit shot just 3-of-15 from the field.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Wed 5/2/12 10:11 PM

Jason Richardson returned to the starting lineup from a thumb injury and had five points on 2-of-8 shooting in 30 minutes of Wednesday's Game 3 home loss to the Pacers. Richardson should be good to go for Game 4 on Saturday, when the Magic will try to avoid going down 3-1 to the Pacers.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Wed 5/2/12 12:04 PM

Jason Richardson (thumb) said he was "doing better." Richardson jammed his left thumb (non-shooting), and although it was never expected to cost him time, this is just confirmation that the veteran isn't expecting to miss any time moving forward.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Sun 4/22/12 1:16 AM

Jason Richardson scored 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting in Saturday's tough OT loss in Utah, hitting five 3-pointers with seven rebounds in 40 minutes. This is only J-Rich's second 20-point game in the past six weeks, but with Dwight Howard done for the year he'll need to take on a somewhat bigger role offensively.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Mon 4/9/12 11:44 PM

Jason Richardson scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting (including six threes) with one rebound and one assist in Monday's blowout win over the Pistons. Richardson somehow played 40-plus minutes on Saturday and scored 10 points with eight rebounds and five assists -- and didn't get a blurb -- so our apologies. It's possible he was saving his best for the end of the season and in any event the injury to Hedo Turkoglu is going to pay dividends for both Richardson and J.J. Redick (20 points, four threes).

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Thu 4/5/12 10:32 PM

Jason Richardson showed his face in fantasy leagues in Thursday's blowout loss to the Knicks, scoring 16 points on 7-of-18 shooting (including two threes) with four rebounds, four assists, and one steal in 37 minutes. This game is hardly one to formulate an opinion on after the Magic mailed it in, but it's the first sign of life out of Richardson in some time. It's worth noting that Dwight Howard decided he didn't want to participate today, but regardless this outing puts Richardson back on the fantasy radar. As far as adding him goes, he can only be called a risky speculative add at this time.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Sat 3/31/12 3:31 AM

Jason Richardson remained dormant in the Magic's 100-98 loss to the Mavs on Friday, scoring six points on 2-of-7 shooting (2-of-6 from deep) with five rebounds, two assists, one steal, and three blocks in 33 minutes. Richardson's production is way off the fantasy radar, but if we're looking for silver linings his minutes were up and the blocks indicate some level of activity. The fact is, though, that both the Magic and fantasy owners need much more if they're going to go anywhere with Richardson, who belongs on waivers in most formats.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Tue 3/27/12 3:09 AM

Jason Richardson hit just 3-of-7 shots from the field on Monday, scoring seven points with one rebound, one steal, one block, and one 3-pointer in 24 minutes. Richardson's minutes are down and so is his production, and while we think he has a relatively good shot at ironing things out he's not a must-own player at this point of the season.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Mon 3/26/12 10:32 AM

Coach Stan Van Gundy said that Jason Richardson is healthy, but "just playing very poorly." Since coming back from a minor ankle injury five games ago, Richardson is shooting 34.1 percent and scoring a mere 7.0 points while playing 28.6 minutes per night. He's a threat to get hot at any time, but Van Gundy is clearly frustrated with his starting shooting guard's level of play. Richardson hasn't topped 24 minutes in either of the last two games.

Jason Richardson
SG FA
Fri 3/23/12 11:16 PM

Jason Richardson played just 24 minutes in the Magic's 93-80 win over the Cavs on Friday, scoring 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting (including a three) with three rebounds, one steal, and one block. Richardson had some minor foul trouble in the first quarter but barely played in the fourth quarter. He has definitely been slumping, but tonight's line wasn't so bad and we're wondering if his time off relates to his ankle injury from about a week ago. Owners need to approach him with caution for the time-being.