Silver Screen and Roll · Oct 19, 2016
The Lakers reportedly worked out Hasheem Thabeet
The Los Angeles Lakers worked out former second-overall pick Hasheem Thabeet, according to Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders. Kennedy does not specify when the team worked him out or who witnessed it, but did note it was “recently.” The New York Knicks and Washington Wizards also reportedly worked out Thabeet.
Signs don’t point towards the former Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Oklahoma City Thunder big man being a contributor, or a particularly likely option to even be signed for several reasons. Thabeet averaged 1.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks in 8.3 minutes per game for the Thunder during the 2013-14 season, his last in the NBA.