First-round pick and former UConn standout Hasheem Thabeet has signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 7-foot-3 center was the second pick in the 2009 NBA draft and will make about $7.7 million over two years under the league's rookie salary scale.
The first Tanzanian-born player drafted in the NBA, Thabeet averaged 13.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game for the Huskies last season and was named Big East co-player of the year.
