Melo is eyeing a return to the NBA, Basketball Insiders reports.

A first round pick of the Celtics in 2012, Melo appeared in only six games as a rookie before being traded to Memphis the following offseason. He failed to make the roster out of camp, subsequently spending time in the D-League and overseas. A native of Brazil, Melo is now training at the IMG Academy in Florida in hopes of catching the eye of an NBA team this summer. He's yet to field a summer league offer, but the big man figures to draw enough interest to justify a training camp invite. While his odds of making an opening night roster are fairly low, Melo has prototypical size for the center position and thrives as a defensive presence. However, he'll need to showcase a more refined all-around game if he hopes to truly revive his career. "I need to be able to run open on the court, that's one thing I need to do," Melo said. "I've been working on my defense so that's the thing that I think will keep me in the league."

Mavericks waive F/C Fab Melo.

He played a total of 27 minutes for the Mavericks this month, totaling six fouls, two fields and one block. Melo prospects as an NBA player aren't looking great.

The Mavericks have signed F/C Fab Melo, G/F D.J. Kennedy and former St. Mary's point guard Richard McConnell for training camp.

Only Melo has a real chance of making the team's final roster, but even he looks like a long shot at this point. Melo was dropped by the Grizzlies after being traded by Boston this summer, but will likely catch on somewhere in the NBA this season, even if it's not in Dallas.

The Mavericks plan to sign free agent Fab Melo for training camp, according to Yahoo!'s Marc Stein.

It's been an eventful offseason for Melo, who was traded from Boston to Memphis before being waived by the Grizzlies. Even if he does make the Mavericks' regular season roster, he'd be unlikely to crack a center rotation which already features Samuel Dalembert, Brandan Wright and DeJuan Blair.

Fab Melo cleared waivers on Sunday and is an unrestricted free agent.

He was waived by the Grizzlies after the team traded for him back on August 15. Melo have a tough time making an NBA and may have to continue his basketball career overseas.

Grizzlies waived C Fab Melo.

The Grizzlies just picked Melo up in a trade with the Celtics a couple weeks ago. It's unclear why they're giving up on a 23-year-old true 7-footer owed just $1.3 million so soon. Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski says that "despite frustrations with Melo's work habits and maturity, there's a real chance a team will claim him off waivers."

The Grizzlies acquired Fab Melo from the Celtics in exchange for Donte Greene on Thursday.

The Celtics are doing anything they can do drop their team salary, including dumping a 23-year-old big man with some promise. Melo had 3.1 blocks per game in his 33 games in the D-League, but played in a grand total of 36 minutes in the NBA last season. He doesn't figure to see much playing time with Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph healthy.

The Grizzlies are attempting to work out a trade to acquire Fab Melo from the Celtics in exchange for Donte Greene.

Memphis was able to pick up Kosta Koufos to back up Marc Gasol, but they could use a another big man. The Celtics are in an all-out rebuild and Melo has two team options in his contract after this season before he could possibly be a restricted free agent in the summer of 2017. Neither Melo or Greene are on the fantasy radar.

Fab Melo had nine points, eight rebounds and one block in 28 minutes vs. Orlando on Sunday, and Celtics writer Chris Forsberg describes him as "still incredibly raw."

Boston tried to devlop Melo's game by sending him to the Maine Red Claws in the D-League last season, where he averaged 9.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. He's shown incremental improvement and the Celtics are embarking on a youth movement, but Melo won't be a fantasy asset any time soon.

Doc Rivers will be watching Fab Melo "closely" during summer league.

"Fab has to be consistent, and it's Fab job to make an impression on Doc," Danny Ainge said. "Fab has really improved, and I think our guys have done a really good job with him." Melo is still very raw and faces an uphill climb to make any kind of real impact next season.

Celtics recall F/C Fab Melo from the D-League.

It would be shocking if Melo got a single minute in the playoffs.

Celtics assign F/C Fab Melo to the D-League.

Melo will continue his development in Maine with the Red Claws.

Danny Ainge continued to preach patience with Fab Melo, who is expected to be sent back to the D-League in the near future.

"Things just haven't come naturally for him because he hasn't done it," Ainge said. "Things don't happen overnight. You have to be patient with Fab." He's not going to make an impact for the Celtics this season.

A league source told the Washington Post that the Celtics offered Fab Melo in a trade for Jordan Crawford.

However, the Wizards did not want to take back future salary. It's telling that the C's were willing to move Melo for Crawford after publicly committing to the 2012 first-round pick's long-term development, but he remains in Boston anyway. Wizards GM Ernie Grunfeld said that Crawford did not fit into Washington's current or future plans.

According to NBA.com's David Aldridge, Fab Melo is not part of the Jordan Crawford trade.

The two sides are still working on exactly what the Celtics will give up to acquire some bench firepower in the form of Crawford. They probably don't want to part with Melo, who is extremely raw yet has tons of potential as a dominant shot-blocker.

The Wizards and Celtics are discussing a trade that would send Jordan Crawford to Boston for Fab Melo.

Crawford is on the outs with the Wizards right now and he threw his jersey into the crowd after Tuesday's DNP-CD. The Celtics could use another guard with the ACL tears of Rajon Rondo and Leandro Barbosa, so a move to Boston would help his value in deeper leagues. Melo would be a heck of a project for the Wizards with just four points in 15 minutes with Boston, but he does have a 14-block game to his credit in the D-League this season.

The Celtics have made Fab Melo available in trade talks as the team searches for guard help, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Melo, who hasn't played more than 10 minutes total this season, was drafted just after Jared Sullinger in 2012. Per Yahoo! Sports, the Celtics are trying to "preserve control of future picks and its current rotation to fortify for this season." It doesn't sound like Danny Ainge is considering a blockbuster at the moment.

Celtics recall F/C Fab Melo from the D-League.

Melo was recalled just hours before Sunday's game, and although he's unlikely to see any game action for the Celtics in the near future, he's averaging 11 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in the D-League this season.

Celtics re-assigned C Fab Melo to the Maine Red Claws of the D-League.

Melo scored his first NBA points in Thursday's blowout of the Lakers. His reward is a trip back down the minors, where he has already blocked 14 shots in a game this year.

Fab Melo will be available for the Celtics on Friday.

It would be a huge surprise to see him get into Friday's game against the Magic.