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Former Pitt F Au'Diese Toney Joins Nuggets Organization

Former Pitt Panther Au'Diese Toney will play for their G-League affiliate this season.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt F Au'Diese Toney Joins Nuggets Organization
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers forward Au'Diese Toney has a new home in the NBA G-League after he was traded from the Osecola Magic, an affiliate of the Orlando Magic, to the Grand Rapids Gold, a part of the Denver Nuggets organization. 

The Gold announced late this past week that they had acquired the former Pitt star for the 28th overall pick in the 2023 G-League Draft and the rights to Jared Butler. 

Toney appeared in three games for the Magic this month at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada. He played two more games for the Orlando Magic after making his own debut late last week, with his playing time increasing with each passing game.

After logging 18:26 against the Knicks, he started and played 25:39 against the Portland Trail Blazers. Toney knocked down just two of six shots from the field but made both of his free throws, grabbed seven rebounds, blocked three shots and came up with two steals. In Orlando's Summer League finale against the Boston Celtics, he played 30:56, scoring four points on 2-6 shooting to go along with four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.

Toney ended Summer League averaging four points per game on 27% shooting from the field along with 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.3 steals and two blocks over 25 minutes per game. 

Toney averaged 9.7 points, 5.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game while making 45% of his field goals over 70 games in three seasons as a Panther. He transfered to Arkansas in the spring of 2021 and thrived for the Hogs, averaging career-bests in scoring, shooting percentage, blocked shots and free throw shooting as his team won 28 games and finished 17th in the final AP poll.

Last season with Orlando's G League affiliate, the Osecola Magic, Toney averaged 8.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while making 56% of his field goals, 36.7% of his 3-pointers and 79% of his free throws over 21.1 minutes per game in 28 appearances. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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