The Orlando magic's 25th pick in the NBA Draft is deemed as a great person and even better teammate by one of the great coaches in basketball history.

Jase Richardson wasn’t among the two dozen players invited to the green room for the 2025 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The former Michigan State guard watched with his family at home in Florida and learned he’d be staying in the state after one season in East Lansing.

Before the NBA draft, Tom Izzo reached out to the Orlando Magic's president Jeff Weltman to give a major endorsement for Jase Richardson