<div align="center"><font size=""4""><font color=""Red""><u>Detroit Pistons 2007 Draft Scouting Report</u></font></div></font> <font color=""Blue""><div align="center"><font face=""Times New Roman""><u><font size=""4"">Overview:</font></u></font></div></font> <font size=""1"">Picks: Round 1 (Pick 15), Round 1 (Pick 26), Round 2 (Pick 56) Primary Needs: PG, C Secondary Needs: SF, PF, SG</font> <font color=""Blue""><div align="center"><font face=""Times New Roman""><u><font size=""4"">Round 1 Prospects:</font></u></font></div></font> <u>Hasheem Thabeet</u> <font size=""1"">Position: C Age: 20 Height: 7'3 Weight: 255lbs College: Connecticut (Freshman) Hometown: Houston, TX NBA Comparison: Dikembe Mutombo Projected: Round 1, Pick 5 - 15</font> <div style="padding-left: 20px;"><font size=""1""><div class="quote_poster">Quoting NBADraft.net:</div><div class="quote_post">Strengths: For his immense size, Thabeet is an above average runner of the court … Does a great job of getting initial post position by using his body wide and sealing off his defender … Has soft hands. Rarely does he bobble passes and catches with few problems no matter the distance or speed of the pass … Shot blocking skills are top shelf … His explosiveness: getting off the floor quickly is mind blowing for a player his size ... Physically he has all the tools needed to continue with his long arms and first-rate timing … Unlike many young players he has learned to be a very patient shot blocker that rarely bites on pump fakes … Has yet to even scratch the surface of his vast potential … Although still learning the game, he doesn’t have a lot of bad habits … Very coachable in that whatever flaws he has in his game can be easily corrected … Shows solid outlet passing ability which is rare for a player with his level of experience … Although his post moves are unrefined, Thabeet has shown reasonably good touch … Above average defensive rebounder … Shows decent upper body strength, which should greatly improve and great athleticism for his size… Weaknesses: Offensively Thabeet remains raw and undeveloped … Struggles to maintain his position in the post where he tends to get rooted out by smaller players … Although as mentioned above he is an above average runner on the court he still could improve his foot speed … Like many players his age, Thabeet’s post footwork is a work in progress although to his credit it has improved since his breakout Global Games performance … Should continue to learn how to block out more aggressively when working for the offensive rebound … Movements are a bit mechanical but this doesn’t seem to affect his coordination right now … Free throw shooting is below average, however he does show good form and confidence with repetition he should become solid before the season is over … Back to the basket skills are in need of improvement … Not much of a face-up player … Offensive court awareness is evolving but still is a few steps behind. This is evident when he is finishing around the basket as he loses where he is in relation to the basket or rushes his shot …</div></font></div>
