Fort Lauderdale, Florida native Mitch Richmond played at Moberly Area Community College and eventually took his talents to Kansas State University.
Richmond was drafted fifth overall in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, where he immediately proved to be one of the biggest scoring threats in the league, garnering NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 1989.
Although his time in Golden State was somewhat short lived, it was incredibly impactful as he teamed with point guard Tim Hardaway, sharp shooting forward Chris Mullin to form RUN TMC, one of the more fun and dynamic basketball trios of the era.
Richmond stayed in California as he spent the next few seasons with the Sacramento Kings where he really blossomed into an NBA superstar.
Finishing his incredible career spending a few seasons with the Washington Wizards and eventually the Los Angeles Lakers, Richmond pieced together one of the best basketball resumes of the nineties.
The 1996 Olympic Gold medalist was a six time All Star (including an All Star game MVP awarded in 1995), a three time All NBA Second Team member and a two time All NBA Third Team member. Richmond became an NBA champion with the Lakers in 2002. The 20 point per game career scorer was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
In this exclusive interview the Hall of Famer talks about memorable autographs and fans, seeing himself on rookie cards and video game covers as well as his involvement with the revolutionary Flex brand.
