Hasheem Thabeet

Position:
C
Height:
221 cm
Weight:
119 kg
Age:
38 yo (1987 February 16)
Birth place:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Citizenship:
Tanzanian
Draft night disasters: 10 biggest NBA busts

2025-03-12

The NBA Draft is a gateway for teams to find future superstars, but history shows not every high pick lives up to expectations. Some players fail due to injuries, others struggle with the transition to the top level, and some simply weren't good enough to be drafted so high. Here are the 10 biggest busts, ranked from least to greatest disappointment.

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
13/14 Oklahoma City Thunder 7:59 56.5%
13/23
- 20%
1/5
1.6
1.2/0.4
0 0.2 0.6 0.4 - 2 - 1.1 0.1 25 »
12/13 Oklahoma City Thunder 11:21 60.4%
65/108
- 60.5%
32/53
2.9
1.9/1
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.2 2.2 - 2.3 2.7 70 »
11/12 Portland Trail Blazers 8:04 50%
8/16
- 61.2%
11/18
2.4
1.4/1
0 0.1 0.6 0.6 - 1.1 - 1.9 2.3 14 »
11/12 Houston Rockets 3:17 100%
3/3
- - 1
0.9/0.1
0 0 0 0.3 - 0.7 - 0.9 1.4 7 »
11/12 All Teams 6:28 57.8%
11/19
- 60.5%
11/18
2
1.2/0.7
0 0.1 0.4 0.5 - 1 - 1.6 2 21 »
10/11 Houston Rockets 2:00 0%
0/1
- - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0.5 - 1.5 - 0 -1.5 2 »
10/11 All Teams 7:51 42.2%
17/40
- 54.8%
19/35
1.6
1.1/0.5
0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 - 1.6 - 1.1 0.5 48 »
10/11 Memphis Grizzlies 8:06 43.5%
17/39
- 53.9%
19/35
1.6
1.1/0.5
0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 - 1.6 - 1.2 0.6 46 »
09/10 Memphis Grizzlies 13:01 58.5%
77/131
- 57.7%
54/93
3.6
2.3/1.3
0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 - 2.4 - 3.1 3.9 68 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
106-97 3 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 1 0 -1
100-86 4 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 3 0 -3
116-94 4 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 0 1 0 -3
92-107 2 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 1 0 -3
111-107 1 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 1 1 0 -1
116-96 19 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 1 2 5 2 -1
94-81 20 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
4
4/0
0 1 0 0 4 0 0
118-119 5 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95-102 6 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 2 0 3 0 -5
85-97 9 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 2 0 -2
86-109 6 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
131-102 6 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
3
3/0
0 0 1 0 1 2 3
106-98 7 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 2 0 -1
114-110 6 100%
2/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 4 4 1
125-92 17 100%
3/3
-
0/0
50%
1/2
3
2/1
0 0 2 2 4 7 5
116-99 17 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
5
4/1
0 2 1 3 5 0 4
113-107 16 50%
1/2
-
0/0
0%
0/2
4
2/2
0 1 0 1 3 2 2
95-120 4 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 1 0 1 2 1
83-101 1 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
0/1
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
108-93 1 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 0 1 0 -2
119-96 4 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 1 0 2 2 1
122-97 7 50%
1/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
4
1/3
1 0 0 0 1 2 5
100-116 5 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 1 0 1 0 -1
116-115 4 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 1 0 2 0 -2
111-103 14 50%
2/4
-
0/0
0%
0/1
5
4/1
0 0 0 0 3 4 3

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Oklahoma City Thunder 7:31 56.5%
13/23
- 20%
1/5
1.6
1.2/0.4
0 0.2 0.6 0.4 - 2 - 1.1 0.1 25 »
Regular season 7:52 56.5%
13/23
- 20%
1/5
1.7
1.3/0.4
0 0.2 0.6 0.4 - 2 - 1.2 0.3 23 »
Playoffs 3:30 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 2 - 0 -2 2 »
Home game 9:21 61.5%
8/13
- 25%
1/4
2.1
1.6/0.5
0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 - 2.4 - 1.2 0.7 14 »
Away game 5:10 50%
5/10
- 0%
0/1
1
0.8/0.2
0 0 0.5 0.1 - 1.6 - 0.9 -0.7 11 »
Wins 7:51 56.3%
9/16
- 25%
1/4
1.6
1.2/0.4
0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 - 2.1 - 1 0 20 »
Losses 6:12 57.1%
4/7
- 0%
0/1
1.8
1.6/0.2
0 0 0.4 0.2 - 2 - 1.6 0.4 5 »
Last 5 games 2:48 0%
0/3
- - 0
0/0
0 0 0.4 0.2 - 1.4 - 0 -2.2 5 »
November 9:00 50%
2/4
- 0%
0/1
3
2.5/0.5
0 0 0.5 0 - 2.5 - 2 0.5 2 »
December 6:00 50%
1/2
- - 2.5
1/1.5
0.5 0 0.5 0 - 1 - 1 2 2 »
January 2:00 100%
1/1
- - 1
0.7/0.3
0 0 0.7 0 - 1 - 0.7 0 3 »
February 4:00 100%
1/1
- - 1
1/0
0 0 1 0 - 1 - 2 1 1 »
March 11:10 66.7%
8/12
- 25%
1/4
2.1
1.8/0.3
0 0.3 0.6 0.7 - 2.8 - 1.4 0.6 12 »
April 2:45 0%
0/3
- - 0
0/0
0 0 0.5 0.3 - 1.5 - 0 -2.5 4 »
May 3:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 1 - 0 -1 1 »
Versus Brooklyn Nets 4:00 100%
1/1
- - 1
1/0
0 0 1 0 - 1 - 2 1 1 »
Versus Los Angeles Lakers 6:20 80%
4/5
- - 2.7
1.7/1
0.3 0 0.3 0 - 2 - 2.7 3 3 »
Versus Los Angeles Clippers 14:00 50%
2/4
- 0%
0/1
5
4/1
0 0 0 0 - 3 - 4 3 1 »
Versus Utah Jazz 19:00 100%
1/1
- - 1
1/0
0 0 1 2 - 5 - 2 -1 1 »
Versus Chicago Bulls 9:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 2 - 0 -2 1 »
Versus Philadelphia 76ers 17:00 100%
3/3
- 50%
1/2
3
2/1
0 0 2 2 - 4 - 7 5 1 »
Versus Sacramento Kings 7:40 0%
0/3
- - 1.3
1.3/0
0 0.3 0.3 0 - 2 - 0 -1.7 3 »
Versus Memphis Grizzlies 8:20 50%
1/2
- 0%
0/2
1.7
1/0.7
0 0.3 0.3 0.3 - 2.3 - 0.7 -0.7 3 »
Versus San Antonio Spurs 3:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 1 - 0 -1 1 »
Versus Toronto Raptors 5:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 »
Versus Dallas Mavericks 6:00 0%
0/1
- - 2
2/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 »
Versus Charlotte Hornets 17:00 - - - 5
4/1
0 2 1 3 - 5 - 0 4 1 »
Versus Boston Celtics 2:30 100%
1/1
- - 1.5
1/0.5
0 0 0.5 0 - 1 - 1 1 2 »
Versus Golden State Warriors 4:00 - - - 1
1/0
0 0 1 0 - 2 - 0 -2 1 »
Versus New Orleans Pelicans 4:00 0%
0/1
- - 0
0/0
0 0 1 0 - 1 - 0 -3 1 »
Versus Cleveland Cavaliers 6:00 0%
0/1
- - 1
1/0
0 0 2 0 - 3 - 0 -5 1 »
Versus Houston Rockets 4:00 - - - 0.5
0.5/0
0 0 0.5 0.5 - 1.5 - 0 -1 2 »
Height:
221 cm
Weight:
119 kg
Age:
38 yo (1987-02-16)
Birth place:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Citizenship:
Tanzanian
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Weight:
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Age:
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Birth place:
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