Reno Gazette Journal · Feb 8, 2018
Wolf Pack alum Luke Babbitt traded from Atlanta to Miami
(Photo: David Richard/USA TODAY Sports)Former Wolf Pack and Galena High star Luke Babbitt is returning to the team he played for last season.
Babbitt was traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Miami Heat, per a report from ESPN's Marcus Spears. Miami is sending second-year player Okaro White to Atlanta in return.
Babbitt is averaging 6.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in his first season with the Hawks. He's shooting a career-high 47.6 percent from the field, including 44.1 percent from three.
Babbitt, 28, played for Miami last season, starting 55 games and averaging 4.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. The Heat coveted Babbitt's 3-point shooting.