Shabazz Napier is ready for new challenges in the EuroLeague / News - Basketnews.com

After being drafter 24th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft, Shabazz Napier spent his entire career in the NBA. The 1.85 m point guard wasn't a part of any professional basketball team last season, despite averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 assists, and 2.8 rebounds in the 2019-20 campaign with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards.

Shabazz Napier

Team:Zenit Saint PetersburgPosition:PGAge:30Height:185 cmWeight:82 kgBirth place:United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

This year, Napier has joined Zenit St. Petersburg and will compete in the EuroLeague. He told Sport-Express that he is ready for the new challenge.

"I'm in good shape. I know that some people might be worried that I have not played in official matches for a year, but believe me, all this time I have been constantly training and competing against serious opponents in friendly games and Pro-Am leagues," Napier explained.

"The interest from Xavi Pascual suggests that I am still needed at a high level. I hope that I will not disappoint the fans and will show everything that I am capable of. I want to justify the trust placed in me."

Napier has played six seasons in the NBA. He hasn't played an official game since August 8, 2020.

Current roster

Zenit St Petersburg

Position Player Status PG Shabazz Napier(story) Signed until 2022 PG Denis Zakharov Signed until 2022 PG Conner Frankamp(story) Signeduntil 2023 PG Andrey Toptunov(story) Signed until 2024 SG Jordan Loyd Signeduntil 2023 SG Dmitry Kulagin Signed until 2022 SG Billy Baron (story) Signed until 2023 SG Sergey Karasev Signeduntil 2022 SF Mateusz Ponitka Signeduntil 2024 SF Dmitry Kulagin Signeduntil 2022 SF Igor Volkhin Signeduntil 2022 SF/PF Mindaugas Kuzminskas(story) Signed until 2022 PF Andrey Zubkov Signeduntil 2022 PF Maksim Karvanen Signeduntil 2022 PF/C Jordan Mickey(story) Signed until 2022 PF/C Anton Pushkov(story) Signed until 2023 C Arturas Gudaitis Signeduntil 2024 C Alex Poythress Signeduntil 2022 Coach Xavi Pascual Expired contract Kevin Pangos (not coming back), Austin Hollins (not coming back), KC Rivers (not coming back), Will Thomas, Vitaly Fridzon, Vladislav Trushkin (not coming back) Rumored to leave Dmitry Khvostov (not coming back) Interested

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