Al Thornton
Thornton with the Wizards in January 2011
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 7, 1983 Perry, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Perry (Perry, Georgia) |
| College | Florida State (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2010 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2010–2011 | Washington Wizards |
| 2011 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2012 | Brujos de Guayama |
| 2012 | Zhejiang Lions |
| 2014 | Brujos de Guayama |
| 2015–2016 | NLEX Road Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Willie Alford Thornton (born December 7, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Mighty Sports. He had formerly played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards and the Golden State Warriors. Collegiately, he played for Florida State University.
Thornton's outstanding four-year career at Florida State University was capped off by a stellar individual senior year that saw him make the AP Third-Team All-American, a unanimous selection to the First-Team All-ACC team, and was runner up to Boston College's Jared Dudley for the ACC Player of the Year. He led the ACC in scoring and averaged over 7 rebounds per game as well. His season came to a disappointing end as the Seminoles did not qualify for the NCAA tournament for the ninth straight season and were forced to play in the NIT.
On June 28, 2007, Thornton was taken 14th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Thornton also has the same agent as Yao Ming. On July 9, Thornton played his first summer league game for the Clippers, scoring 24 points and registering 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks in a 108–102 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
In just his third preseason game as a rookie, Thornton led the Clippers to a win over the Golden State Warriors with 24 points on 11–15 shooting, including a perfect 2–2 from behind the 3-point arc while also connecting on all 8 of his first attempts from the floor.
With Ruben Patterson in the starting lineup at the start of the season, Thornton would not get the playing time he had received during preseason. Patterson was waived on December 13, 2007 in order to give the rookie more playing time. With a slew of injuries to the Clippers' big men, including Paul Davis with a torn ACL, Tim Thomas with recurring back and ankle injuries, and Elton Brand sidelined with a ruptured achilles tendon, Thornton took advantage of his minutes playing power forward and small forward when teammate Corey Maggette was on the bench.
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