Hasheem Thabeet To Play In Japan

Former second overall pick Hasheem Thabeet has caught on with a new team overseas, as Emiliano Carchia of Sportando details. Thabeet has signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs, a club that plays in Japan’s B. League.

Thabeet, 30, never developed into a productive NBA player after being selected second overall by the Grizzlies in the 2009 draft. In 224 total regular season games, the veteran center averaged 2.2 PPG and 2.7 RPG, last appearing in the NBA during the 2013/14 campaign for the Thunder.

A participant at a free agent mini-camp for the Bucks during the 2017 offseason, Thabeet last played professionally for the Philippines-based Mighty Sports club during the Dubai International Basketball Championship earlier this year.

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