The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed free agent guard Mustafa Shakur. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not released.

"Mustafa will be able to give us depth at the point guard position," said Hornets General Manager Dell Demps. "He has thrived in the D-League and has great size and vision for a point guard."

Shakur (6-4, 195) appeared in 47 games (all starts) for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League last season, averaging 19.2 points, 6.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 37.8 minutes per game.