Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
24-58, 5th Southwest
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NBA free agents: 2009 class
NBA free agents: 2009 class
Yahoo! Sports Staff,
Jul 3, 2009
Team-by-team list of NBA free agents. ...More |
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Grizzlies Team Report
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Grizzlies Team Report Jul 2, 2009
Armed with the No. 2 pick, the Grizzlies didn't get the trade possibilities they wanted. So as figured, they finally got the big, shot-swatting center they've wanted ever since the team moved to Memphis.
They didn't hesitate in drafting UConn's Hasheem Thabeet, two-time Big East Conference defensive player of the year, a 7-3 roadblock that will toughen the soft middle of the Grizzlies' defense immediately.
"We kept coming back to the fact of where are you going to find a 7-3, shot-blocking center?" Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said.
It didn't matter to coach Lionel Hollins that the Grizzlies just got a solid rookie season from center Marc Gasol. Hollins felt Thabeet's strength as a defender—though his offense needs a lot of work—was too good ...More |
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Pts | Reb | Ast |
| Memphis | 93.9 | 38.8 | 17.4 |
| Opponents | 99.3 | 39.9 | 21.2 |
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