ORLANDO, Fla., July 17 -- The Orlando Magic on Wednesday signed free agent point guard Jacque Vaughn.
The Magic moved quickly on the first day of the free agency signing period to add Vaughn, 27, who averaged 6.6 points and 4.3 assists in 82 games for the Atlanta Hawks last season.
Vaughn signed as a free agent with Atlanta last July after spending the first four years of his career stuck behind John Stockton in Utah.
Vaughn will probably back up Darrell Armstrong at point guard and play more than 20 minutes a game. That was the role filled by Troy Hudson, who is expected to draw plenty of interest in the free agent market after averaging 11.7 points last season.
The 6-1 Vaughn will not be able to provide instant offense like Hudson, but is regarded as a better floor leader.
Vaughn has appeared in 200 consecutive games, the eighth-longest active streak in the NBA. Last season, he scored a career-high 20 points in a March 31 game against Sacramento. A first-round pick of Utah in 1997, he has averaged 4.9 points and 2.9 assists in 15.9 minutes in 306 career games.NEWLN:|end| Content: 15008000 15008001
