Fab Melo is a Bust. I am calling it right now.

[chambers]

I mean he's 7 foot and reasonably athletic. He's got the size and needs to gain more strength to go with that size but there's still plenty of potential.
I mean he's completely destroyed some D league games and the competition in those is on a comparable level to the summer league minus a few standouts.

You can see his footwork is good and his aggression is usually pretty good. Fab isn't the kind of guy who is usually scared- I really do think he's over thinking things a little during this summer league though.

I'd say at this point the odds are against him but he's got a 30% chance of being a long term NBA big man. His ceiling is probably someone like Ian Mahinmi as I said before. Not sure whoelse you could draw up a ceiling for him with.
I do Fred's comments above about Perkins. He was heinous and with time was a good role player. I'd give him a few seasons, now that we are pretty much locked into rebuild mode.
I mean here's some highlights against D league bums of the last 6-9 months if you need some hope...I do agree he's a probable bust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy6OemhtCC4



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tqhgbSUkmM



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l66HguwskuU

[JHTruth]

Guys, Fab was the 22ND pick. 22ND picks generally DON'T make it. They usually are journeymen role players at best, most are end of bench types who sneak into rotations on occasion.

Fab is actually over-performing his draft position at this point, having a fairly decent D-League season and is improving year-over-year. Here are the 22 picks since 1980

Year   Player   Drafted From   Drafted By
2012   Fab Melo   Syracuse   Boston
2011   Kenneth Faried   Morehead State   Denver
2010   Elliot Williams   Memphis   Portland
2009   Victor Claver   Spain   Portland
2008   Courtney Lee   Western Kentucky   Orlando
2007   Jared Dudley   Boston College   Charlotte
2006   Marcus Williams   Connecticut   New Jersey
2005   Jarrett Jack   Georgia Tech Jr.   Denver
2004   Viktor Khryapa   Russia 1982   Portland
2003   Zoran Planinic   Croatia 1982   New Jersey
2002   Casey Jacobsen   Stanford Jr.   Phoenix
2001   Joseph Forte   North Carolina So.   Boston
2000   Donnell Harvey   Florida Fr.   New York
1999   Kenny Thomas   New Mexico Sr.   Houston
1998   Brian Skinner   Baylor   LA Clippers
1997   Ed Gray   California   Atlanta
1996   Roy Rogers   Alabama   Vancouver
1995   George Zidek   UCLA   NO Hornets
1994   Bill Curley   BostonCollege   San Antonio
1993   Chris Mills   Arizona   Cleveland
1992   Oliver Miller   Arkansas   Phoenix
1991   LeRon Ellis   Syracuse   LA Clippers
1990   Tate George   Connecticut   New Jersey
1989   Byron Irvin   Missouri   Portland
1988   Randolph Keys   Southern Mississippi   Cleveland
1987   Reggie Lewis   Northeastern   Boston
1986   Scott Skiles   Michigan State   Milwaukee
1985   Jerry Reynolds   Louisiana State   Milwaukee
1984   Tom Sewell   Lamar   Philadelphia
1983   Randy Wittman   Indiana   Washington
1982   Mark McNamara   California   Philadelphia
1981   Franklin Edwards   ClevelandState   Philly
1980   Chad Kinch   North Carolina-Charlotte   Cleveland

[Celtics4ever]

reasonably athletic.

This is up for debate.