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Minnesota Timberwolves: 25 Best Players To Play For The Timberwolves

By Phil Watson

Mar 2, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A general view of the Target Center during the second half of the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards. The Wizards won 104-98. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; A general view of the Target Center during the second half of the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards. The Wizards won 104-98. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /
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LOS ANGELES – 1990: Pooh Richardson #24 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots a jump shot over James Worthy #42 of the Los Angeles Lakers in a game at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, California during the 1989-1990 NBA season. (Photo by Mike Powell/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – 1990: Pooh Richardson #24 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots a jump shot over James Worthy #42 of the Los Angeles Lakers in a game at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, California during the 1989-1990 NBA season. (Photo by Mike Powell/Getty Images) /

player. 86. <strong>How acquired:</strong> 10th overall pick from UCLA, 1989 NBA Draft.. PG. 1989-92. Pooh Richardson. 12

The NBA didn’t do its new expansion teams a lot of favors in 1989, handing the Minnesota Timberwolves the 10th overall pick in its first NBA Draft.

The fledgling Wolves used that pick on UCLA point guard Pooh Richardson, who had averaged more than 15 points and seven assists a game as a senior.

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In three seasons in Minnesota, Richardson averaged 15 points, eight assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 35.2 minutes per game, shooting .466/.322/.611.

He was later traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in June 1994. After he was waived in September 1999, Richardson played a season in Italy before retiring in 2000.

He is 37th in NBA history with an average of 6.5 assists per game.

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