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OKC Thunder signs center Hasheem Thabeet

FROM STAFF REPORTS | Published: July 11, 2012 Comment on this article

The Oklahoma City Thunder officially signed center Hasheem Thabeet to a contract on Wednesday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Thabeet (7-3, 263), the second overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, has appeared in 135 games (16 starts) with Memphis, Houston and Portland, averaging 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game.

photo - NBA BASKETBALL: Portland Trail Blazers center Hasheem Thabeet talks with reporters during a news conference introducing Thabeet and guard Jonny Flynn on Monday, March 19, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Thabeet and Flynn were acquired, along with a second-round draft pick, from Houston in exchange for veteran Marcus Camby last Thursday at the trade deadline. The Blazers also traded forward Gerald Wallace to the New Jersey Nets for center Mehmet Okur, forward Shawne Williams and a protected first-round pick. The two deals netted the Blazers cap space and added to a stockpile of picks for this June's NBA draft. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ORG XMIT: ORRB108

NBA BASKETBALL: Portland Trail Blazers center Hasheem Thabeet talks with reporters during a news conference introducing Thabeet and guard Jonny Flynn on Monday, March 19, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Thabeet and Flynn were acquired, along with a second-round draft pick, from Houston in exchange for veteran Marcus Camby last Thursday at the trade deadline. The Blazers also traded forward Gerald Wallace to the New Jersey Nets for center Mehmet Okur, forward Shawne Williams and a protected first-round pick. The two deals netted the Blazers cap space and added to a stockpile of picks for this June's NBA draft. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ORG XMIT: ORRB108

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“We are excited to have the opportunity to welcome Hasheem to our organization,” said Thunder general manager Sam Presti. “We look forward to him continuing his development as a young player as a member of the Thunder.”