{"id":150398,"date":"2025-07-15T06:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=150398"},"modified":"2025-07-15T06:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:37:04","slug":"richaun-holmes-waived-these-teams-could-be-potential-suitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/15\/richaun-holmes-waived-these-teams-could-be-potential-suitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Richaun Holmes Waived, These Teams Could Be Potential Suitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the Washington Wizards signed <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holmeri01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marvin Bagley III<\/a>, they had 16 standard contracts, one above the limit. Someone would need to be released from their deal, although Washington had until the day before the start of the regular season to do so. The Wizards decided to get it done with now, as they have waived center <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holmeri01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richaun Holmes<\/a>. By doing so, they allow him ample time to latch on with another team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150425\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-150425\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/07\/USATSI_25817097_168414264_lowres.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar 31, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Wizards forward Richaun Holmes (22) drives to the basket as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) defends during the third quarter at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Richaun Holmes Waived, These Teams Could Be Potential Suitors<\/h2>\n<h3>Richaun Holmes Waived By Wizards<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/12\/richaun-holmes-candidate-to-be-waived\/\" target=\"_self\">Wizards had two players with non-guaranteed deals<\/a>. One of those, small forward <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/champju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Champagnie<\/a>, started 31 games in 2024-25 and is just 24 years old. He didn\u2019t seem like a candidate to be waived. He wasn\u2019t, and instead, it was the other player with a non-guaranteed deal who is the one who will no longer be on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>As first reported by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Wizards have waived Richaun Holmes. The 31-year-old\u2019s contract was for $13.28 million next season, but only $250K of it was guaranteed. It would have become fully guaranteed if he remained on the roster through January 10, which of course will not be the case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Washington Wizards have waived Richaun Holmes. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuoLUfb0Tr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/KuoLUfb0Tr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/1944864891581686086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 10-year veteran, Holmes first joined Washington in February of 2024. He was acquired in the deal that netted the Dallas Mavericks center <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gaffoda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Gafford<\/a>. Last season was Holmes\u2019 first full one with the Wizards. Appearing in 31 games (seven starts), the 6-foot-10 center posted averages of 7.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17.2 minutes. He shot 64.7% from the field and 83.3% (50-60) from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Wizards, Holmes was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, and Mavericks. He now is looking for his sixth NBA team of his career (or to rejoin one of the teams he previously played for).<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Suitors For His Services<\/h3>\n<p>Holmes has been a productive player at times in his career. The 2015 second round pick averaged double figures in scoring for three straight seasons with the Kings from 2019-20 until 2021-22. He also grabbed at least seven rebounds per contest in each of those years.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/14\/this-summer-league-standout-looking-to-make-celtics-roster\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Celtics could certainly use more proven bodies<\/a> at the center position. Gone from last season\u2019s team are <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porzikr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kristaps Porzingis<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kornelu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Kornet<\/a>, and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/horfoal01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Horford<\/a> (Horford remains unsigned but is not expected to return). The team does roster <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/q\/quetane01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neemias Queta<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tillmxa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xavier Tillman Sr.<\/a>, and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garzalu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luka Garza<\/a>, but none have shown they can be rotational pieces playing large minutes in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Horford, it has been widely speculated that he will join the Golden State Warriors. If that falls through though, Holmes could be a fallback option. After a decade with the team, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/looneke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevon Looney<\/a> has moved on, signing with the New Orleans Pelicans. Steve Kerr did not play <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jackstr02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trayce Jackson-Davis<\/a> or <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/postqu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quinten Post<\/a> huge minutes in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers were known to be in the center market. They did sign <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aytonde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deandre Ayton<\/a> after he was waived by the Portland Trail Blazers and re-signed <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hayesja02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaxson Hayes<\/a>. Still, more could be done at the center position for LA, making Holmes a potential option.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the Washington Wizards signed Marvin Bagley III, they had 16 standard contracts, one above the limit. Someone would need to be released from their deal, although Washington had until the day before the start of the regular season to do so. The Wizards decided to get it done with now, as they have waived [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5060,"featured_media":150424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,62,3,18],"tags":[50219,2905],"class_list":["post-150398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","category-wizards","tag-2025-nba-free-agents","tag-richaun-holmes"],"modified_by":"Kenny Kluska","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5060"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150398"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150426,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150398\/revisions\/150426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}