He became a fixture in the Sixers' rotation in February 2017 following the Nerlens Noel trade, the prolonged injury to Joel Embiid, and Holmes outplaying Jahlil Okafor. In January 2017, he was assigned three times to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. In July 2016, Holmes re-joined the 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On December 28, 2015, he set a new season-high with 18 points in a 95–91 loss to the Utah Jazz. He topped that mark on Decemwith 14 points against the San Antonio Spurs. On November 9, 2015, he received his first career start, scoring a then season-high 11 points in a loss to the Chicago Bulls. On July 31, 2015, he signed with the 76ers after averaging 10 points and five rebounds in three summer league games for the team. On June 25, 2015, Holmes was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Professional career Philadelphia 76ers (2015–2018) In Holmes' senior year, Bowling Green improved to 21–12 from a 12-win season the year prior, while also reaching the Tournament. The end result was averages of 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and shooting percentages of 56.3% on field goals and 41.9% on three-pointers. With the hiring of coach Chris Jans, Holmes worked on improving every aspect of his game and adding a three-point shot, sometimes taking 1,000 shots a day in practice. He doubled his scoring numbers while contributing 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior. In his sophomore season at Bowling Green, Holmes averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. After earning junior college All-American honors, Holmes transferred to Bowling Green. In his only season at Moraine Valley, Holmes averaged 19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game. In high school, Holmes grew from a 6'2" guard into a 6'9" forward, but did not receive any Division I college basketball scholarship offers until he had already committed to playing for Moraine Valley Community College. Holmes is the son of two Doctors of Divinity who run a Chicago-area church. He played his only season with the Suns before signing with the Kings in the 2019 offseason. Holmes previously played for the 76ers for 3 seasons before being traded to the Suns in the 2018 offseason. He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was named to multiple All- Mid-American Conference teams. Richaun Diante Holmes (born October 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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