WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington Wizards announced today that they have acquired guard Shabazz Napier from Denver in exchange for guard Jordan McRae.
“Shabazz is an experienced, hard-nosed guard who is in the midst of a career year,” said Wizards General Manager Tommy Sheppard. “His style of play will fit in with our pace-and-space system and will give us even more speed and athleticism in the backcourt.”
Napier (6-0, 175 lbs.) has averaged career highs of 9.6 points and 5.2 assists while tying his career high with 1.1 steals in 36 games (22 starts) with Minnesota this season before being traded to Denver as part of a multi-team deal on Wednesday.