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While Hasheem Thabeet has often been viewed as an NBA bust for his lackluster and short career, in Africa — more specifically his native Tanzania — he is seen as a pioneer, legend and role model. Back on "the continent," Thabeet, the No. 2 pick in the 2009 NBA draft — selected ahead of such stars as James Harden , Stephen Curry and DeMar DeRozan — is still playing in the Basketball Africa League. "I wish I could have played longer [in the NBA]," Thabeet, 39, told Andscape in a phone call from Pretoria, South Africa. "Yes. It didn't happen. So what? Life goes on. You got to keep it moving. I look at it as it was another step for me to learn something."
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