Former NBA point guard Shabazz Napier will join the Washington Wizards as a coaching apprentice, [according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.](https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/2025/10/20/nba-intel-christian-braun-and-dyson-daniels-extension-talks-bucks-wizards/86795782007/)
Napier is a seven year NBA veteran who played for six NBA teams, finishing with the Wizards in the 2019-20 season. He averaged 7.1 points per game during his career. After the 2019-20 NBA season, he played for several European teams, most recently FC Bayern Munich for the German Basketball Bundesliga and EuroLeague in the 2024-25 season.
Scotto added in his report that the coaching apprentice program is part of an initiative by Wizards head coach Brian Keefe.
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