The Grizzlies received a number of offers for the second overall pick, but opted to use it on Hasheem Thabeet.

"There weren't a lot of good offers out there. Some of them were laughable," said Memphis coach Lionel Hollins.

Hollins added that the team didn't think Ricky Rubio was a good fit, saying "we just didn't feel like Rubio was the guy for us."

Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace told the Memphis Commercial Appeal that the team settled on Thabeet roughly an hour before the draft on Thursday night.