There's this thing called money and they asked him if he would be interested in playing for us in exchange for it.
Morey has cap money and players, and what has he done. Lost the heart of the team, Chuck, and signed a bunch of players no one else wants. If Morey cant do any better than this, I think its time to look for another GM.
His measurables are much closer to Dwight Howard than Joey Dorsey. He has legit NBA center size. Whether he's NBA caliber player remains to be seen though.
http://www.draftexpress.com/article...art-One-Joe-Abunassars-Impact-Basketball-3703 "Perhaps the most ridiculous spectacle we saw all week came in Smith's post drills. Dwarfing most of the players here with his size, Smith also has exceptionally large hands, and on a number of occasions, simply snatched the entry passes directed his way out of midair, palming the ball away from his body as if it were a grapefruit." Another undrafted gem, ala Chuck Hayes?
FWIW Draftexpress had him going 49th to the Grizzlies. http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2011/
Sounds horrible on nbadraft.net: Although he’s got talent down low, he lacks polish right now…Has obvious raw tools, but he’s a bit unpolished all-around as a player…Intensity and motor wavers a bet on both ends, and leads to him not always being as productive as he should be…Sometimes struggles more than a guy his size should finishing through contact…Not the most devoted defensive player, and he allows too many easy shots and deep position to inferior talents and physical presences…There are concerns about his lackluster production playing on a bad team in a weak conference…Fresno State lost a lottery pick and another key contributor, and instead of increasing in production and role, Smith largely regressed or didn’t improve production at all…Prone to disappearing from games…For a team with Fresno State’s lack of talent, 11 ppg from Smith is a huge disappointment…Doesn’t play very tough at times…Could be categorized as the type that “looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane” at times…Struggles from the free throw line, which is never a good thing for a back to basket player like him…Ironically, struggles making mid-range jump shots and isn’t a pick-and-pop threat…Isn’t great running the floor, being pigeon-toed and knock-kneed…
