OT – Fab sMelo Waived

[BearJWS]

Interesting couple of weeks for some Syracuse players in the NBA...

The Memphis Grizzlies have waived Fab Melo two weeks after sending forward Donte Greene to the Boston Celtics to acquire the Brazilian center. In order to make that trade work, I believe the Celtics had to waive recently reacquired Kris Joseph (from NJ in the Pierce / Garnett trade). Word has it, the Celtic intend to waive Greene at some point too. That would be 3 ExCuse players being waived.

I was so annoyed when the Celtics wasted a pick on Fabreeze sMelo last year. This only proves he’s a big time bust when a rebuilding Celtics team, who are Center challenged, didn’t want him on their team and the Grizzles aren’t even giving him a chance to make the team.

 

[Robertelamin]

He was a first round pick right? I thought they had 3 years guaranteed?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

He was a first round pick right? I thought they had 3 years guaranteed?

Yes they do. The hope (when waiving such a player) is that some team in need of a body will claim him and assume the remainder of the contract. If this does not happen, the team that waived him is responsible for the contract and it goes against their cap until it expires.

My guess on the swapping of players that each team expected to waive was the cap space each was willing to accept as dead for whatever length remained on the contracts.

 

[mauconnfan]

Imagine kids wanting to go play for that failure "zone" school?

The only one that's any good is a kid that was there for a year only and didn't have long enough to latch on to the bad habits!

 

[IMind]

Delone Carter got waived in the NFL as well after a team traded for him. The NBA isn't the only place Syracuse can't produce pro-talent.

 

[Husky1964]

Waiters and Melo stand out. Southerland in camp BUT not drafted!!

 

[joober jones]

For some reason I have a bizarre level of interest in the D League and take in as many games as I can. I watched Fab Melo play in it last year and be completely dominated on several occasions. I don't think his chances for a long NBA career are very good.

 

[James]

Big Melo is a scrub, but I try to be careful throwing stones from my glass estate known as the Hasheem Thabeet.

 

[caw]

Big Melo is a scrub, but I try to be careful throwing stones from my glass estate known as the Hasheem Thabeet.

Thicker glass in the Thabeet mansion. Thabeet at least got a second contract and has played in over 200 games.

Thabeet is three years older at 26, but even just going by rookie years Thabeet was much better.

Remember Fab is the same guy exCuse fans said was and would be better than Drummond.

 

[dsturdy5]

I believe Greene's contract was not garaunteed.

 

[gtcam]

Another Cuse failure - why prospects go there thinking they are going to be attractive to pro ball is beyond me. Melo was/is a huge exception to the norm.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Melo was terrible in college so this doesnt surprise me at all. The guys a stiff.

 

[uconnforlife]

Melo was terrible in college so this doesnt surprise me at all. The guys a stiff.

Except against UConn were he would knock down mid range jump shots like he was Kevin Garnett

 

[Rico444]

In other news, the sky is blue and Kate Upton ain't sleeping with me.