2009: Selected by Memphis in 1st round (#2 overall) of the NBA Draft; signed a 2-year, $8 million deal, July 20th...2011: Traded to Houston with a 1st round pick for Shane Battier, Feb. 24th...2012: Traded to Portland with Jonny Flynn for Marcus Camby, Mar. 15th...2012: Signed with Oklahoma City to a three-year deal worth $3.65 million, July 11th.
NBA DRAFT ANALYSIS:
A 7-3 center from Tanzania, Thabeet emerged as one of the most dominating players in college basketball over the last couple of seasons...Thabeet had played organized basketball for less than five years prior to joining UConn in 2006...In 2006-07, he averaged 6.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 3.8 blocks per game in being named to the All-Big East Rookie Team...As a sophomore, Thabeet became a force and turned in 10.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg and 4.5 blocks...He was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year and second-team all-conference...This past season, Thabeet took another step forward and averaged a double-double, posting 13.6 ppg and 10.8 rpg...He amassed 152 blocks as well, earning Big East Defensive Player of the accolades and co-Big East Player of the Year honors...As a junior, Thabeet was also a second-team All-America selection and the National Defensive Player of the Year...Thabeet is expected to be one of the top picks in the draft thanks to his tremendous height and long arms...He is a terrific shot blocker and sound rebounder...Explosive leaper with solid hands...Runs the floor well for his size...Lots of upside, but still raw...Could stand to add some more strength, especially his lower body...Will need some time to develop.
2008 Stats
November
MIN
PTS
FGA
FGM
3PT
FT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
11/14 Western Carolina
33
23
11
7
0
9
4
13
17
0
1
5
2
1
11/17 Hartford
22
9
4
2
0
5
4
4
8
0
1
2
0
3
11/21 La Salle
30
9
5
4
0
1
2
5
7
1
0
5
2
3
11/23 Miami-Florida
32
19
11
8
0
3
6
8
14
1
1
7
2
2
11/24 @Wisconsin
34
9
6
2
0
5
3
4
7
1
1
3
1
3
11/29 Bryant
24
16
7
6
0
4
5
7
12
0
0
3
1
2
Total
175
85
44
29
0
27
24
41
65
3
4
25
8
14
December
MIN
PTS
FGA
FGM
3PT
FT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
12/1 Delaware State
31
10
6
4
0
2
4
13
17
0
1
4
1
0
12/4 @Buffalo
39
21
10
7
0
7
2
16
18
1
0
4
1
2
12/15 Stony Brook
22
18
7
5
0
8
3
6
9
0
0
1
3
2
12/20 @Gonzaga
19
9
5
3
0
3
1
1
2
0
0
1
3
5
12/26 Fairfield
36
20
14
10
0
0
2
9
11
1
0
6
1
2
12/29 Georgetown
34
4
4
2
0
0
3
4
7
0
0
7
1
2
Total
181
82
46
31
0
20
15
49
64
2
1
23
10
13
January
MIN
PTS
FGA
FGM
3PT
FT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
1/3 Rutgers
21
15
7
5
0
5
3
5
8
0
0
1
1
3
1/6 @West Virginia
35
13
9
5
0
3
5
8
13
0
0
3
4
2
1/10 @Cincinnati
29
8
5
4
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
2
1
2
1/15 @St Johns
39
10
7
4
0
2
3
5
8
0
1
5
2
3
1/18 Seton Hall
39
15
8
6
0
3
5
12
17
1
0
4
0
2
1/21 Villanova
17
10
4
3
0
4
2
1
3
0
1
3
0
4
1/24 @Notre Dame
37
9
9
4
0
1
5
6
11
2
0
5
3
1
1/28 @DePaul
30
11
9
5
0
1
2
7
9
0
3
3
2
3
1/31 Providence
28
15
11
6
0
3
7
4
11
0
1
10
2
4
Total
275
106
69
42
0
22
34
49
83
3
6
36
15
24
February
MIN
PTS
FGA
FGM
3PT
FT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
2/2 @Louisville
39
14
7
5
0
4
3
8
11
0
2
4
3
3
2/7 Michigan
37
17
6
5
0
7
4
8
12
1
0
6
2
4
2/11 Syracuse
38
8
6
3
0
2
2
14
16
3
0
7
2
1
2/14 @Seton Hall
39
25
13
10
0
5
7
13
20
1
0
9
2
1
2/16 Pittsburgh
23
5
5
1
0
3
2
2
4
0
2
2
3
5
2/21 South Florida
38
21
10
7
0
7
5
4
9
0
2
6
2
3
2/25 @Marquette
36
14
4
4
0
6
4
11
15
1
0
5
1
2
2/28 Notre Dame
35
16
13
7
0
2
4
7
11
0
0
8
2
0
Total
285
120
64
42
0
36
31
67
98
6
6
47
17
19
March
MIN
PTS
FGA
FGM
3PT
FT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
3/7 @Pittsburgh
38
14
11
6
0
2
4
9
13
0
0
5
3
3
3/12 Syracuse
53
19
10
7
0
5
7
7
14
0
1
6
5
5
3/19 Chattanooga
20
20
8
6
0
8
5
8
13
0
0
2
1
1
3/21 Texas A&M
20
6
2
1
0
4
0
4
4
0
2
2
2
4
3/26 Purdue
36
15
7
6
0
3
4
11
15
0
1
4
4
1
3/28 Missouri
26
5
4
2
0
1
6
7
13
2
0
0
2
3
Total
193
79
42
28
0
23
26
46
72
2
4
19
17
17
April
MIN
PTS
FGA
FGM
3PT
FT
OFF
DEF
TOT
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
4/4 Michigan State
36
17
13
6
0
5
3
3
6
1
1
2
1
3
Season Total
1145
489
278
178
0
133
133
255
388
17
22
152
68
90
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