Hasheem Thabeet

[Prince_XY]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11413966/philadelphia-76ers-trade-waive-hasheem-thabeet

Hasheem Thabeet.

7' 3".

263 lbs.

Career: 0.8 Blocks on 10.5 minutes MPG. ( 2.4 Blocks per 31.5 MPG) in five seasons.

CENTER.

For a bag of popcorn, does this former No. 2 pick overall on the 2009 NBA Draft deserve a second look?

Will this cheap acquisition be a reasonable gamble, especially that our only legit number two option at center (Jason Thomspson) seems wanting to be traded?

Can we create a roster spot for him?

 

[thedofd]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11413966/philadelphia-76ers-trade-waive-hasheem-thabeet

Hasheem Thabeet.
7' 3".

263 lbs.

Career: 0.8 Blocks on 10.5 minutes MPG. ( 2.4 Blocks per 31.5 MPG) in five seasons.

CENTER.

For a bag of popcorn, does this former No. 2 pick overall on the 2009 NBA Draft deserve a second look?

Will this cheap acquisition be a reasonable gamble, especially that our only legit number two option at center (Jason Thomspson) seems wanting to be traded?

Can we create a roster spot for him?

 

[Prince_XY]

We can go......

C - Cousins
PF- Evans
SF- Gay
SG - Stauskas
PG - Collison

OR at times experiment on a tall line-up with a shot blocker.....

C - Thabeet
PF - Cousins
SF - Gay
SG - Stauskas
PG - Collison

What have we got to lose?

 

[Jkbiker]

What? and bump off Sim Bullar as the all important 15th Man on the roster?

 

[kingsboi]

Are we making threads for the sake of making threads these days? Thabeet....

 

[Prince_XY]

I think there is a way we can have both scrubs if the FO plays good with their cards on the table . But if we cannot have both, who would you choose as back up center for Cousins (or end of the bench center reserve) if Thompson gets traded?

Would you play favoritism or make Vivek richer through India-connection by picking the undrafted and clearly not-NBA-ready Bhullar?

Or would you go by merit system and pick Thabeet knowing he at least has something to show (like the a 2.4 blocks per game in 31.5 minutes of playing time based on extrapolation in his 5 years in the NBA) in his resume?

 

[Prince_XY]

Are we making threads for the sake of making threads these days? Thabeet....

The posted source is legitimate. However scrubish Thabeet is, he is a very cheap young veteran and possible option if we are to lose our only other center (Thompson) in a trade.

If you don't like the thread, I think the more civilized way to respond is just ignore and not post on the thread.

You don't have to be insulting as if it is not TDOS.

 

[kingsboi]

The posted source is legitimate. However scrubish Thabeet is, he is a very cheap young veteran and possible option if we are to lose our only other center (Thompson) in a trade.

If you don't like the thread, I think the more civilized way to respond is just ignore and not post on the thread.

You don't have to be insulting as if it is not TDOS.

What use would we have for Thabeet? I'd rather have Thompson and his remaining years than pick up a bust of a player with no upside.

 

[DesertFox]

Sim is strictly D-league, so if you wanted both, it wouldn't be hard.

Thabeet's on his last legs, but if the Kings wanna take a a flyer, I say why not?

 

[miltonap]

No. Thabeet is garbage

 

[Gary]

Thabust is HORRIBLE.. Back from those days of "defensive player of whatever" at UCONN. Not sure how or why he got any defensive awards because the guy has always sucked, defensively and offensively.

 

[VF21]

Sim is strictly D-league, so if you wanted both, it wouldn't be hard.

Thabeet's on his last legs, but if the Kings wanna take a a flyer, I say why not?

If the premise is that we need to gather another center in case we trade Thompson, then why on earth would we go after someone who is "on his last legs"...

Thabeet has been a disappointment since he entered the league. Let someone else provide the stage for him to sing his last song.

 

[KingMilz]

When you are 7'3 with good mobility/athletic ability for that size and you struggle to make a NBA roster something is beyond wrong, aside from some of his physical gifts he's beyond awful tbh. It's hard to be as bad as he is with his size/mobility it really is.

 

[TonyTouch21]

When you are 7'3 with good mobility/athletic ability for that size and you struggle to make a NBA roster something is beyond wrong, aside from some of his physical gifts he's beyond awful tbh. It's hard to be as bad as he is with his size/mobility it really is.

Even worse, SOMEBODY IS going to sign him. And he, with all his physical attributes will make him a wealthy man sitting on the end of the bench throughout his well traveled career.

 

[KingsCitizen]

I'll play a little of Thabeet's advocate here.
If you look at the teams he has played so far, Memphis, Houston, and OKC, those already have starting caliber C's (Gasol, Dalembert, Perkins).
He had his best chance in Houston maybe since both OKC and Memphis are playoff teams with both cemented C and PF starters and no time to develop him through actual games.

One thing to consider though is that he played behind defensive bigs(Gasol, Ibaka, Perkins, Dalembert) in his career.
Big men are the longest to bloom in the NBA and the kid is still young and has not had bad injuries.
So if the price is right, I would take him over Sim any day. Sim Bhullar is D-League bound.

 

[KingMilz]

I'll play a little of Thabeet's advocate here.
If you look at the teams he has played so far, Memphis, Houston, and OKC, those already have starting caliber C's (Gasol, Dalembert, Perkins).
He had his best chance in Houston maybe since both OKC and Memphis are playoff teams with both cemented C and PF starters and no time to develop him through actual games.

One thing to consider though is that he played behind defensive bigs(Gasol, Ibaka, Perkins, Dalembert) in his career.
Big men are the longest to bloom in the NBA and the kid is still young and has not had bad injuries.
So if the price is right, I would take him over Sim any day. Sim Bhullar is D-League bound.

Perkins and Dalembert are not starting level big's only Gasol was

 

[KingsCitizen]

Perkins and Dalembert are not starting level big's only Gasol was

Well Dalembert had his stint with the Kings and he was starting here with DMC as well as he was in Philly.
Same can be said to Perkins who played in Boston before OKC.

If you don't want to agree with calling them as starting C, well have it your way.

 

[Gary]

Still have to consider that he was constantly being pushed around by smaller men in college and it got a lot worse in the NBA when he received playing time. The only thing he can offer defensively is blocking shots. Otherwise his defense is a liability, and his offense is non existent.

I would take Thabust probably over Sim if they were both going to be on the Kings Roster, but I don't think Sim will be on the Kings anyway and I wouldn't want to stash Thabust in the D league like I would want to with Sim, so I guess I would rather take Sim based on the situation.

 

[PacMan]

I'll play a little of Thabeet's advocate here.
If you look at the teams he has played so far, Memphis, Houston, and OKC, those already have starting caliber C's (Gasol, Dalembert, Perkins).
He had his best chance in Houston maybe since both OKC and Memphis are playoff teams with both cemented C and PF starters and no time to develop him through actual games.

One thing to consider though is that he played behind defensive bigs(Gasol, Ibaka, Perkins, Dalembert) in his career.
Big men are the longest to bloom in the NBA and the kid is still young and has not had bad injuries.
So if the price is right, I would take him over Sim any day. Sim Bhullar is D-League bound.

He was also beat out for backup minutes by a rookie in Adams in OKC

 

[funkykingston]

I'm guessing the Cavs will sniff around Thabeet. Given that Varejao is injury prone and not really a defensive anchor when healthy, Thabeet (as limited as he might be) could serve as a cheap backup center who can block a couple shots in limited minutes.

 

[SCKingsfan]

Let's not forget we signed Moreland. Bigger upside that Thabeet at this point, I would say. Not 7-3 but plays bigger than that

 

[KingMilz]

Well Dalembert had his stint with the Kings and he was starting here with DMC as well as he was in Philly.
Same can be said to Perkins who played in Boston before OKC.

If you don't want to agree with calling them as starting C, well have it your way.

When Thabeet was competing with them they were no longer starting level C''s imo

 

[bajaden]

Sigh! Sadly, I'm compelled to hammer on Thabeet once again. I predicted he would be a bust when he came out of UCONN, and he's done nothing so far to change my mind. Yes, he is a physical specimen, and he should be at minimum a solid backup center in the league. But the truth is, five years into his career, he's still making trips to the D-League. The reason is, and I hate saying this, is that when it comes to basketball, he's just plain stupid. He has zero basketball IQ. He has very little feel for the game. He gets lost on the offensive side of the ball, and defensively, he's only effective at the basket. Take him away from the basket, like defending the pick and roll, or coming out to defend a big man that can shoot, and he becomes a huge liability.

At UCONN, where he could just plant roots under the basket, he looked like a world beater. But if you watched him play enough, which I did, you could see that he had no clue away from the basket. I honestly hoped he could improve once in the NBA, but it hasn't happened. I'd rather sign some undrafted rookie with potential, than waste money, and a roster spot on a player with no future. I have nothing against Thabeet, and I think its sad that someone with the potential he has, doesn't have the ability to put it to use. But he's not the first, nor will he be the last.

 

[Bricklayer]

is there any roster spot available?

At this point who knows. At one point or the other we've been rumored to be looking to sign every able bodied male on the planet between the ages of 15 and 64, so we'll just have to see who appears in camp. We can bring in whoever we want there and sort them out later.

 

[bajaden]

At this point who knows. At one point or the other we've been rumored to be looking to sign every able bodied male on the planet between the ages of 15 and 64, so we'll just have to see who appears in camp. We can bring in whoever we want there and sort them out later.

So the cut off age is 64? Damm!

 

[TheBadGuy]

Instead of signing every able bodied male on planet, why not just sign Delfino and Raduljica.

 

[CruzDude]

bajaden said it best about Thabeet and I agree. 5 years in and no progress, no growth, no better understanding of the NBA game, only that he is 7-3. Reminds me a bit of Priest Lauderdale, remember him? The lumbering 7-3 who thought he could play. No Kings don't need a Thabeet. Lets see what Moreleand brings. Based on summer league he brings 10x more than Thabeet and at both ends of the floor .

 

[Glenn]

At this point who knows. At one point or the other we've been rumored to be looking to sign every able bodied male on the planet between the ages of 15 and 64, so we'll just have to see who appears in camp. We can bring in whoever we want there and sort them out later.

This is the important sentence.

 

[Gary]

Sigh! Sadly, I'm compelled to hammer on Thabeet once again. I predicted he would be a bust when he came out of UCONN, and he's done nothing so far to change my mind. Yes, he is a physical specimen, and he should be at minimum a solid backup center in the league. But the truth is, five years into his career, he's still making trips to the D-League. The reason is, and I hate saying this, is that when it comes to basketball, he's just plain stupid. He has zero basketball IQ. He has very little feel for the game. He gets lost on the offensive side of the ball, and defensively, he's only effective at the basket. Take him away from the basket, like defending the pick and roll, or coming out to defend a big man that can shoot, and he becomes a huge liability.

At UCONN, where he could just plant roots under the basket, he looked like a world beater. But if you watched him play enough, which I did, you could see that he had no clue away from the basket. I honestly hoped he could improve once in the NBA, but it hasn't happened. I'd rather sign some undrafted rookie with potential, than waste money, and a roster spot on a player with no future. I have nothing against Thabeet, and I think its sad that someone with the potential he has, doesn't have the ability to put it to use. But he's not the first, nor will he be the last.

I remember arguing with someone about that because he was a defensive POY at UCONN I believe. Something just didn't sit right with me in regards to Thabeet and his defense. He was so lost out there and he couldn't get away with just playing under the basket in the NBA. I didn't think his "defense" would translate at all.

 

[Prince_XY]

I remember arguing with someone about that because he was a defensive POY at UCONN I believe. Something just didn't sit right with me in regards to Thabeet and his defense. He was so lost out there and he couldn't get away with just playing under the basket in the NBA. I didn't think his "defense" would translate at all.

And you also strongly argued against drafting Drummond as if he did not have any talent. You actually predicted he would be another Thabust and look where Drummond is now.

How could you be so wrong about Drummond?

Are you credible enough that we should believe your insinuation that Thabeet is a bust not even worthy of consideration as a low-cost end of the bench center?

If we are okay with bringing in a Casspi as an end of bench cheap player, we should also consider bringing in Thabeet. Right now we only have Cousins and Thompson who can play center. If Thompson gets traded the situation will be worse. I wish we could pick-up a more capable center for insurance, but there is hardly any centers out there significantly better and that will come cheaper than Thabeet. (Oh, wait....maybe BJ Mullens?)

Thabeet right now is a bust considering he was picked 2nd overall in 2009 NBA draft. He did not become an Olajuwon or a Shaq. But as a low-cost end of the bench player, Thabeet can at least give you 2.4 Blocks per 31.5 MPG.