 Shabazz Napier playin at UConn. | |
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| Position: | Point Guard |
| League: | NBA/VTB United League/EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Full name: | Shabazz Bozie Napier |
| Born: | July 14, 1991 Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight: | 180 lbs (82 kg) |
| National Basketball Association career | |
| Debut: 2014 for the Miami Heat | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Charlestown (Charlestown, Massachusetts) Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts) |
| College: | Connecticut (2010-2014) |
| NBA Draft: | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th |
| Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
| Playing career: | 2014-present (10 years) |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Miami Heat |
| 2014–2015 | →Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2015–2016 | Orlando Magic |
| 2016–2018 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2018-2019 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2019-2020 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2020 | Washington Wizards |
| 2021-present | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Shabazz Bozie Napier (born July 14, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.
Early Life[]
Napier was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was raised by his single mother in a city filled with poverty and violence. Even with all these temptations around him, Napier's mother managed to keep him safe from any kind of gang violence.
High School[]
Napier atteinded High School at Charlestown High School and Lawerence Academy. His first two years were spent at Charlestown High, for his freshman and part of his sophmore year. For the other part of his sophmore year, he transferred over to Lawerence Academy. He spent his sophmore, junior, and senior year at Lawrence Academy.