Hornets sign PG Shakur
September 8, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP)—The New Orleans Hornets have signed free-agent pointguard Mustafa Shakur(notes).
General manager Dell Demps says the 6-foot-4 Shakur has good size for apoint guard and got the Hornets’ attention by thriving in the NBA DevelopmentLeague last season.
Undrafted out of Arizona, the 26-year-old Shakur was been with several NBAteams since 2007 but has yet to play in a regular-season game.
Shakur played two seasons in Europe. Last season, he played for the Tulsa66ers, averaging 19.2 points, 6.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 37.8 minutes.
Demps says Shakur will provide depth at point guard behind All-Star ChrisPaul(notes). Earlier this summer, the Hornets traded point guard Darren Collison(notes) toIndiana.
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