after going undrafted in the 2014 nba draft, wilbekin joined the memphis grizzlies for the orlando summer league and the philadelphia 76ers for the las vegas summer league. on august 22, 2014, he signed with the cairns taipans for the 2014–15 nbl season. on october 14, 2014, he was named player of the week for round 1 after scoring 23 points against adelaide on october 10 and 27 points against melbourne on october 12. on november 6, 2014, he was named player of the month for october after guiding the taipans to a 6–0 unbeaten start to the season.