month later, Richardson began experiencing pain in his right knee, and an MRI revealed bone spurs. On September 23, 2015, he announced his retirement from the NBA, citing he feared that his ability to walk would be impaired for the rest of his life if he continued to play. Awards and accomplishments NBA NBA Slam Dunk Champion: 2002, 2003 Rookie Challenge MVP: 2002 NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2002 NBA regular season leader for 3-point field goals made: 2007–08 (243 threes made) College NCAA champion: 2000 Consensus second team All-American: 2001 All-Big Ten First Team: 2001 High school McDonald's All-American: 1999 Mr. Basketball of Michigan: 1999 Parade All-American Second Team: 1999 NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Golden State | 80 || 75 || 32.9 || .426 || .333 || .671 || 4.3 || 3.0 || 1.3 || .4 || 14.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Golden State | 82 || 82 || 32.9 || .410 || .368 || .764 || 4.6 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .3 || 15.6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Golden State | 78 || 78 || 37.6 || .438 || .282 || .684 || 6.7 || 2.9 || 1.1 || .5 || 18.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Golden State | 72 || 72 || 37.8 || .446 || .338 || .693 || 5.9 || 3.9 || 1.5 || .4 || 21.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Golden State | 75 || 75 || 38.4 || .446 || .384 || .673 || 5.8 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .5 || 23.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Golden State | 51 || 49 || 32.8 || .417 || .365 || .657 || 5.1 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .6 || 16.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Charlotte | 82 || 82 || 38.4 || .441 || .406 || .752 || 5.4 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .7 || 21.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Charlotte | 14 || 14 || 35.1 || .441 || .458 || .745 || 4.1 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .2 || 18.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Phoenix | 58 || 57 || 33.1 || .488 || .383 || .778 || 4.5 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .4 || 16.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Phoenix |