Thunder sign Hasheem Thabeet

[Agent]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will have a new (really) big man next season.
The Thunder have reportedly agreed to sign unrestricted free agent center Hasheem Thabeet to a 2-year contract, according to Yahoo Sports. Royce Young of CBSSports.com has confirmed the deal.
Thabeet, 25, moves on to his fourth team since he was the No. 2 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-3 center holds career averages of 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in three seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. He was traded from the Rockets to the Blazers at the 2012 trade deadline in a package that netted Marcus Camby.
Thabeet plugs into a deep reserve role for the Thunder, who have big men Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka, Nick Collison and Cole Aldrich under contract for next season. The agreed signing likely means that veteran center Nazr Mohammed, who is currently an unrestricted free agent, will not re-sign with the Western Conference champions.
Contract offers cannot be made official until July 11, once the NBA's 10-day free agency moratorium is complete.

source: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...t-with-thunder

I like this for OKC. They're taking a chance on an undeveloped big man who has more potential that Cole Aldrich. It's a hit or miss signing and I think he could develop nicely playing alongside Ibaka.

[cf24]

I don't think he has more potential than Cole..Aldrich will be solid backing up Perk next season. I like Thabeet's height and rebounding though...which is pretty much all he is asked to do.

[Champ]

CHAMPIONSHIP!

[Point Blank]

Thabeet deserves his own thread?

[Maestro]

Can you feel THAbeet?

[Argath]

I don't think he has more potential than Cole..Aldrich will be solid backing up Perk next season. I like Thabeet's height and rebounding though...which is pretty much all he is asked to do.

At 7 fuckin 3 he better be playing some defense to go along with that rebounding if he wants to see the court

[Argath]

I don't think he has more potential than Cole..Aldrich will be solid backing up Perk next season. I like Thabeet's height and rebounding though...which is pretty much all he is asked to do.

At 7 fuckin 3 he better be playing some defense to go along with that rebounding if he wants to see the court

[Dan The Man]

I don't think he has more potential than Cole..Aldrich will be solid backing up Perk next season. I like Thabeet's height and rebounding though...which is pretty much all he is asked to do.

At 7 fuckin 3 he better be playing some defense to go along with that rebounding if he wants to see the court

[Argath]

what's going on here

[ralaw]

At 7 fuckin 3 he better be playing some defense to go along with that rebounding if he wants to see the court

At 7 fuckin 3 he must not have been playing defense or rebounding, which is why he's playing on his 4th team in 4 seasons.

[Matt]

Where is Len for scouting report.

[Senser81]

At 7 fuckin 3 he must not have been playing defense or rebounding, which is why he's playing on his 4th team in 4 seasons.

I remember watching Thabeet go up against Dejuan Blair in a UConn-Pitt game, and Blair almost literally tore Thabeet's arm off. I don't know how anyone thought Thabeet could play in the NBA after watching him in that game. Blair was a nice player, but Thabeet had about 8 inches in height on him, and Blair dominated Thabeet.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Aldrich will take Nazr's minutes and Thabeet will take Aldrich's lack of minutes.

[Rudi]

I don't think he has more potential than Cole..Aldrich will be solid backing up Perk next season. I like Thabeet's height and rebounding though...which is pretty much all he is asked to do.

At 7 fuckin 3 he better be playing some defense to go along with that rebounding if he wants to see the court