Hyped up college basketball stars who flopped in the NBA


[post_page_title]Hasheem Thabeet[/post_page_title]
Speaking of tall players, Hasheem Thabeet was the tallest young man to ever play basketball for the University of Connecticut, and he had a tremendous level of upside when scouts were assessing his talent after he declared for the draft.

Hasheem Thabeet

A defensive monster who led the Big East in blocks and led UConn to the Final Four in 2009, he was selected before future Hall of Famers such as Stephen Curry and James Harden – and he ended up averaging 2.2 points a game for his short NBA career.

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