Shabazz Napier will be traded to the Orlando Magic, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. The Magic will acquire Napier for a protected future second-round pick, reports Wojnarowski.
Shabazz Napier traded to Magic, per report
The second-year guard is heading to Orlando.
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After one year with the Miami Heat, Napier, who won a national title with the University of Connecticut, is heading to another Florida team. Napier averaged 5.1 points, 2.5 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game in his first year in the league. He played in 51 games.
The Magic continue to stockpile young talent. In Orlando, he'll join a young backcourt with Victor Oladipo and Elfrid Payton. After the Heat traded for Goran Dragic at last season's trade deadline, Napier became less of a focus after battling for minutes with Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole.
Napier played well in the Summer League for the Heat, but the franchise decided to part ways with the player they traded up to acquire in the 2014 NBA Draft.
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