'''Ndudi Ebi''' (born June 18, 1984 in London, England) is a former NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was selected out of high school by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft.
Ebi was the first first round pick in six years for the Wolves, due to their forfeiture of five first round picks after the team owner illegally made a deal with then Wolves forward Joe Smith. Minnesota attempted to get an exception for Ebi to be able to send him to the Developmental League. He was technically not eligible, as the 2005-6 season was his third year, and the NBDL now only accepts players who have been in the NBA less than two years. Minnesota wanted to grandfather Ebi in, and they tacitly argued that Ebi was hardly a two year veteran in the figurative sense, given his limited playing time. The Timberwolves attempted to do this without letting Ebi know that they were planning on sending Ebi to the NBDL. This angered him. The league rejected Minnesota's request regarding Ebi, and to make room for Ronald Dupree, Minnesota released Ebi on November 1, 2005.

External Links

*http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/EbiNdudi.html

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