Memphis could opt to use their second overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft to select Hasheem Thabeet.

Thabeet is projected as a top-three pick, with the Oklahoma City Thunder expected to pick the center out of the University of Connecticut if the Grizzlies pass on him.

"He has an ability that's in short supply in basketball: To block and alter shots. He's a defensive presence," Memphis general manager Chris Wallace said. "When people cross that foul line they're looking for him."

"In today's game with the defense rules, no matter how good of a defender your perimeter players are, you're going to give up dribble penetration."

"Thabeet gives you someone on the back line who can deal with that dribble penetration."

The Grizzlies have had two workouts with Thabeet, but a third workout was cancelled as Thabeet was suffering from a shoulder ailment.