NBA #2 Pick Hasheem Thabeet to the D-League

**Dirty** · 02-26-2010 12:21 AM

Thabeet to D-League

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The Grizzlies are sending No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet to the D-League, a move that proves A) Memphis made a mistake in picking him that high; and B) The organization, to its credit, has the courage to admit that mistake.

That doesn't mean we write off Thabeet's career just because he's off to a slow start. But it was curious from the start why the Grizzlies, desperate for a spark in a struggling market, passed on hometown hero Tyreke Evans and selected Thabeet second overall in the 2009 draft. Memphis, instead, turned to Allen Iverson for that spark, and instead got a three-alarm fire that resulted in his quick dismissal from the team.

It was obvious that Thabeet, a 7-3 center from Tanzania, would be a project. But his difficult adjustment to the NBA game has redefined what a project is. In limited minutes, Thabeet has managed only two field goals in the month of February and only 15 in the calendar year -- a third of which came in the first game of 2010 on Jan. 2.

Thabeet becomes the highest draft pick ever assigned to the D-League. His assignment to the Dakota Wizards was reported first by the website RidiculousUpside.com.

Thabeet to D-League - CBSSports.com

**66Days** · 02-26-2010 12:50 AM

should have stayed in school like roy hibbert.

**Dirty** · 02-26-2010 12:52 AM

I knew this was a disaster from the jump.... He was not ready for the NBA

**66Days** · 02-26-2010 01:07 AM

i completely agree, it was so obvious by conference tourny and ncaa tourny last yr. sometimes the boosters and agents take advantage of young poor kids and get into their ear talking about big contracts and millions of dollars. i still want to know what scout decided he was ready enough to be drafted at number 2

**Dirty** · 02-26-2010 01:09 AM

It Wasn't Marty Blake.... I have no clue.... you can't blame the kid for taking the cash, but he should have got an insurance policy and stayed in school

**66Days** · 02-26-2010 01:15 AM

i think we will see this more and more in the next couple years because of all the one and done players looking to get paid. i guess its hit or miss though, oj mayo has worked out, but then again he was groomed for it since he was in middle school. its not the same for a player like thabeet coming from a poor african country without the same benefits