Grizzlies sign Iranian center Haddadi
7-foot-2 center averaged 16.6 points, 11.2 rebounds in Beijing Olympics
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updated 9:09 p.m. ET Aug. 28, 2008
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies signed free-agent center Hamed Haddadi, who played for the Iranian national team in the Olympics.
The 7-foot-2, 254-pound Haddadi averaged 16.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in Beijing.
The 23-year-old Haddadi spent the 2007-08 season playing for Saba Battery BC in the Iranian Super League.
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