Mustafa Shakur has agreed to a partially guaranteed contract

I wish we would have went after JArvis Varnado

Draft Express seems to like him. Review from Summer League.

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Mustafa Shakur, 1984, 6'5, 185, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder
10.2 Points, 3.6 Assists, 2 Rebounds, 1.2 Steals, 48.5% FG, 41.7% 3FG, 87.5% FT

It has been a while since we've checked in on Shakur, who has made notable strides since leaving Arizona. After stints with Prokom Trefl of Poland and the Euroleague and TAU Ceramica (now Caja Laboral), Shakur exploded in the NBADL last season, showing some new wrinkles to his skill set that make him a much more viable NBA talent. He's a considerably better shooter than he was as a collegian, improving his mechanics and forcing teams to respect his range in catch and shoot situations. His improved range and confidence off the dribble have opened up his floor game. Showing a knack for playing with pace, seeing the floor better, and making much better decisions with the ball than he did in the past thanks to his increased maturity level and basketball IQ, Shakur is a clear-cut NBA caliber player when you factor in his outstanding physical tools.

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I wish we would have went after JArvis Varnado

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Miami still owns his rights.

We're still in the honeymoon phase so I'll give Dell the benefit of the doubt on this one. There really wasn't anyone else out there and Demps being plugged into Europe and the DLeague is supposed to be one of his strengths.

Damn, I was seriously holding out hope for Iverson.

Reading more stuff in the Draft Express twitter and they really do like the move.

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Mustafa Shakur is a great minimum contract pickup for New Orleans. Excellent backup PG, can play with Chris Paul in same backcourt as well. As we wrote in our Orlando summer league report recently ( LINK ) Mustafa Shakur is a MUCH improved shooter & decision maker and is still a great athlete with excellent size at 6-4. Was once thought of as a top top high school recruit, and is finally starting o reach his full potential. Sometimes it takes these guys a bit longer, but I'll take a chance on the former top-10 recruit any day Especially when your other options are retreads like Anthony Johnson, Chucky Atkins, Jason Hart, Mike Wilks, etc. Good move by Dell Demps.

...Agreed. Watching him this season & especially this summer in Orlando, it looked like he's started to turn the corner. Let's see

...Good call. RT @sampledsoulbeat Shakur and Paul were the Top 2 PGs in the class of 2003 according to Rivals. Now they are in same backcourt.

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Mustafa Shakur is a great minimum contract pickup for New Orleans. Excellent backup PG, can play with Chris Paul in same backcourt as well. As we wrote in our Orlando summer league report recently ( LINK ) Mustafa Shakur is a MUCH improved shooter & decision maker and is still a great athlete with excellent size at 6-4. Was once thought of as a top top high school recruit, and is finally starting o reach his full potential. Sometimes it takes these guys a bit longer, but I'll take a chance on the former top-10 recruit any day Especially when your other options are retreads like Anthony Johnson, Chucky Atkins, Jason Hart, Mike Wilks, etc. Good move by Dell Demps.

...Agreed. Watching him this season & especially this summer in Orlando, it looked like he's started to turn the corner. Let's see

...Good call. RT @sampledsoulbeat Shakur and Paul were the Top 2 PGs in the class of 2003 according to Rivals. Now they are in same backcourt.

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Sounds good to me.

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Is this the big move?

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I sure hope not

The cool part is that when he scores in the New Orleans Arena now, we can play a portion of any Tupac song on the speakers.

CP3: "Whoooooo!"
MT5: "DA DA DAAAAA DA!"
Ariza: ?
West: "Wake up Mr. West!"
Okafor: (I can't remember)

is there any proof that we signed him?