Miami Heat: 3 goals for Josh Richardson in 2018-19

2. Average six 3-point attempts per game

Despite emerging as a threat on the perimeter last season, this still remains an area that Richardson can further utilize and exploit this upcoming season.

Although Richardson averaged 4.1 attempts per game from 3-point range while converting at a 37.8 percent clip, this was down from the previous season when he attempted 4.3 per game. Part of the reason behind this drop may simply come down to personnel.

During the 2016-17 season, in which Richardson played in 53 games, Dion Waiters was an integral part of the offense, ranking second on the team with 14.0 drives per game. However, Waiters played in just 30 games last season, thus leaving a gaping hole in the offense. Partly as a result, Richardson saw his own drives per game rise from 5.9 to 6.6 per game for the season.

Furthermore, from the time Waiters went down with this season ending ankle injury, Richardson’s drives per game rose to 7.3 per game, while his 3-point attempts dropped to 3.7 per game.

With a presumably healthy Waiters back on the floor, this should in theory enable Richardson to devote more time to spotting up and connecting from long range.

Considering Justin Holiday of the Chicago Bulls last season managed to average 6.2 attempts per game from long distance, there’s no reason the ever-improving Richardson can’t perform a similar feat in 2018-19.