Melvin Jamon Frazier Jr. (born August 30, 1996) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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Early life

Frazier attended L. W. Higgins High School. He played AAU basketball for Team NOLA and Wings Elite, where he was a defensive force but secondary scorer to Marlain Veal. Frazier was ranked the fourth best prospect in Louisiana by

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as a senior. He chose

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over offers from

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and

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College career

Frazier was coach Ed Conroy's highest-rated recruit but had a relatively quiet freshman season, averaging 5.2 points per game. When

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arrived as coach in his sophomore season, he worked to improve Frazier's shooting mechanics and dribbling skills. Frazier averaged 11.5 points per game as a sophomore. He was named

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player of the week for the first time on November 20, 2017. As a junior, Frazier had 10 games where he scored at least 20 points, including a career-high 28 points against

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. He sustaining a chest contusion early in the game against

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on February 4 and missed a game. Frazier was named to the Second Team All-

as well as the Most Improved Player. He averaged 15.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game as a junior, while shooting 55.8 percent from the floor and 39 percent from behind the arc. After the season he declared for the

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but did not immediately hire an agent. He was considered to be a borderline first round prospect. In May, Frazier signed with Thad Foucher of Wasserman Media Group, thus ending his collegiate eligibility.

Professional career

On June 21, 2018, Frazier was drafted by the

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with the 35th overall selection in the

. On July 6, 2018, the Magic announced that they had signed Frazier. On December 3, 2020, Frazier signed with the

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, but was waived three days later. He joined the

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in 2021. On February 21, 2022, Frazier was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On April 6, 2022, Frazier signed a two-way contract with the

. For the 2022–23 season, Frazier joined

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. He would later join the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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References

External links

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Tulane Green Wave bio

NBADraft.net profile
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