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

The Orlando Magic have selected Jase Richardson with the No. 25 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Richardson earned third-team All-Big Ten honors this past season at Michigan State and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.