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Since we let Petro and Ivan both go to China, why not take a chance on a young 7' footer for the league minimum. Not like we have too many players at the 5...

He is intriguing, but being let go by two teams in less than a month just a year into his career is pretty damning.

Like the other teams realized it was just a lost cause, waste of time.

He is really raw, and there were issues with character and work ethic in college. He sounds like he was chasing the money.

Boston supposedly traded him to cut lux tax payments but they also signed another Brazilian rookie center to more money than he was making. They look like a tanking team yet they saw "saving money" as being more advantageous over having their Sophomore C compete with two rookies for the position or even just develop for the future.

Memphis already has Kostas Koufos as a backup to the reigning DPOY Marc Gasol but although they traded practically nothing for him (an unguaranteed likely 12th-15th man and some cash) it is still a little disconcerting that they cut Melo loose so quickly. We had similar questions about Ferry after he traded a 2nd rounder for Jeremy Tyler only to cut him a week later after about 4 minutes of gameplay.

This brings up big questions about maturity/attitude/work ethic and even just talent. Easy pass for me, I'm not at all interested in having size just for size sake. It helps if you actually have noticeable talent/skill on the court or can get past a door without giving yourself a concussion.

Fab Melo was absolute garbage.

We're already set on big men for this season. If we're looking at projects, well, Bebe gets the nod from me.