LeBron's favorite draft pick is in search of a new team to continue his career

"The summer of 2014 was a tense one for the Miami Heat and their fans. LeBron James had teamed up with Chris Bosh and Heat son Dwyane Wade four years earlier and delivered elite results: four-straight trips to the NBA Finals and two titles. It wasn't quite the "not four, not five, not six" level of championships, but it was dominant."

"Now LeBron was a free agent, and it was not a given that he was going to return to Miami. Pat Riley is not one to grovel, but the organization was open to pathways to convince James to re-sign with the Heat and continue competing for championships in South Beach. LeBron had expressed plenty of public and private love for UConn point guard Shabazz Napier, who led the Huskies to a National Championship in April before entering the 2014 NBA Draft."

"It was a move that did not work out on any level for the Heat. LeBron James left that summer anyway, returning home to Ohio and winning the first championship in Cleveland Cavaliers history two years later. And Shabazz Napier was a bust. A player who loved taking and making tough shots a little too much, Napier didn't have that extra gear to consistently get an open shot, either at the rim or from deep."

"He shot 34.5 percent from deep over his six-year career with less than a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. He also lasted just one season in Miami, playing in 51 games and averaging just 5.1 points per game playing behind Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole. The following summer the Heat dumped him on the Orlando Magic for a protected second-round pick. By 2020 he was out of the NBA entirely"

The Miami Heat traded up in the 2014 draft for Shabazz Napier in part to help persuade LeBron James to re-sign. LeBron left that summer and later won a title in Cleveland. Napier played one season in Miami, appearing in 51 games and averaging 5.1 points behind Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole. Napier consistently took difficult shots and lacked quickness to create open looks. He shot 34.5 percent from three over his six-year career and finished with under a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Miami traded him to Orlando and he was out of the NBA by 2020.

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