Orlando, FL The Orlando Magic have signed free agent forward Jabari Smith and free agent center Peter Cornell, General Manager John Gabriel announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deals are not disclosed.
Smith (611, 250, 2/12/77) played in 23 regular season games with both Sacramento and Philadelphia last season, averaging 3.2 ppg. and 1.2 rpg. in 7.9 minpg. He scored a career-high 14 points on Apr. 15 vs. Chicago.
Originally selected in the second round (45th overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft by Sacramento, Smith has appeared in 32 career games with both the Kings and Philadelphia, averaging 3.1 ppg. and 1.1 rpg. in 7.7 minpg. He played in 61 career collegiate games with LSU, where he averaged 12.6 ppg., 8.2 rpg., 2.1 apg. and 1.03 blkpg. Smith earned Second Team All-SEC honors in 1999-2000 and ranks in the schools all-time top ten in blocked shots.

Cornell (611, 255, 6/1/76) played in five games with Denver during the 2002 Rocky Mountain Revue, averaging 4.0 ppg. and 2.6 rpg. in 6.6 minpg. Prior to several stints in the ABA and Europe, Cornell played college basketball for Loyola Marymount, where he was an Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference in 1997-98.
The Magic will hold training camp at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville from October 1-6.