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Upside and Motor — Pretty good pick-up for the Grizz, though -- don't see a downside to this one. But does anyone have a confirmed spelling of this guy's last name? I'm seeing Hamed Hadadi , Hamed Ehadadi, and Hamed Haddadi. Anyone care to shed some light? The guy can play though, that's for damn sure. Not the most polished offensive player in the world, but his Olympic stats in terms of rebounds and blocks speak for themselves. There isn't all that much out there in terms of easily digestible content on the Iranian Stahllion, and I'd be lying to you ...

Grizzlies Sign Iranian Center
Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — ... hanging around, this signing adds depth, and possibly strengthens, the Memphis front line. After all, Haddadi led the entire Olympic field in blocks and rebounds in Beijing. Good move for Memphis. Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal (and special shout out to reader David Brandon, who spotted this news right after it happened)

Iranian Center Now the Grizzlies’ Haddadi
Larry Brown Sports — ... in the U.S. unless his club got a license to negotiate with one of our teams. Apparently someone’s jumped through those hoops, because the 23-year-old Iranian has signed to play for the Grizzlies: ...

The Internets are alive: Grizzlies sign Iranian center Haddadi
Ball Don't Lie — ... Ronald Tillery, Memphis Commercial Appeal: "Haddadi, 23, was the only player to average a double-double in Beijing Olympics. He competed in five games for the Iranian national team, which did not advance to the medal round. His best performance came Aug. 16 against bronze medal winner Argentina when he had a team-high 21 points and game-high 16 rebounds. 'He is a young center who was very productive as a rebounder, shotblocker and scorer at the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 2008 Olympics and the FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament ...

From Iran to Memphis
SLAM Online — The Grizz have inked Iranian center Hamed Haddadi.

First Cup: Friday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Ronald Tillery of the Memphis Commercial Appeal: "Hoping to bolster their frontline with more rebounding and shot blocking, the Grizzlies signed Iranian center Hamed Haddadi on Thursday after clearing immigration hurdles. Haddadi is the second international player signed by the Grizzlies this offseason. They agreed to Spanish center Marc Gasol, brother of former Griz star Pau Gasol, earlier this summer. ... Memphis did not significantly reduce the money it will have to spend under the salary cap next season. The Griz are expected to be among the big ...

The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... Ronald Tillery of The Memphis Commercial Appeal:  “Haddadi will become the first Iranian to play in the NBA after spending the 2007-08 season playing for Saba Battery in the Iranian Super League. He was cleared to play for the NBA after U.S. government officials granted the league an Office of Foreign Assets Control license to employ Haddadi. NBA commissioner David Stern invited the Iranian national team to compete in the summer league at Utah. Iran’s appearance allowed the team a pre-Olympics tune-up. Haddadi was the only player to average a double-double (16.6 ...

Grizzlies sign Iranian Center Hamed Haddadi
Give Me The Rock — (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, Pool) I’ve been meaning to link to this for a while… The Grizzles have signed Iranian Center Hamed Haddadi. [via Upside and Motor] As you have probably read somewhere else (I know I’ve seen it a few dozen times), Haddadi was the only player to average a double-double (16.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.6 blocks) in the Beijing Olympics. Evidently, he also counts The Horse Whisperer and Frida among his favorite movies. I guess with Kwame Brown leaving for Detroit, the Grizz were scared they’d look like some fantasy team that waited too late to draft their Centers when they threw ...