The 33-year-old playmaker adds experience and talent to the German team's roster
Bayern signs point guard Shabazz Napier
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FC Bayern Munich has strengthened its backcourt by inking experienced point guard Shabazz Napier to a one-year deal, which includes an option for a further year, the club announced Wednesday.
Napier (1.85 meters, 33 years old) arrives from EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, where he averaged 10.9 points and 4.0 assists in 16 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season.
Last season was Napier's second stint with Milan in as many years. He made 12 EuroLeague appearances for the club in the 2022-23 season, in which he averaged 15.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals.
The American point guard helped Milan win back-to-back Italian League titles in the last two seasons. Napier started the 2023-24 EuroLeague campaign with Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, averaging 9.8 points and 2.3 assists in 12 EuroLeague games.
Napier began his professional career in the NBA with the Miami Heat in the 2014-15 season and went on to play a total of 354 games in the association, having also suited up for the Orlando Magic (2015-16), Portland Trail Blazers (2016-18), Brooklyn Nets (2018-19) and then both the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Washington Wizards in the 2019-20 campaign.
At Bayern, he will link up with his former teammate at UConn, Niels Giffey. Together, they won two NCAA championships (2011, 2014).