Etan Thomas
Thomas with the Wizards in 2008
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
April 1, 1978 Harlem, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| College | Syracuse (1996–2000) |
| NBA draft | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 2000–2011 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 36 |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2009 | Washington Wizards |
| 2009–2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2010–2011 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dedrick Etan Thomas (/ɛtɑːˈn/; born April 1, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 9 seasons in the NBA. He is also a published poet, freelance writer, and motivational speaker.
His name is derived from the 18th dynasty "heretic pharaoh" Akhenaten, an ancient Egyptian king.
Thomas played his college basketball at Syracuse University from 1996–2000, where he averaged 11 points per game and almost 7 rebounds per game and graduated with a degree in business management. His senior year he was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year. At the end of his Syracuse career, Thomas was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He also played basketball at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK, where he was a teammate of De'mond Parker, R.W. McQuarters and Ryan Humphrey.
Without ever playing a game for the Mavericks, he was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2001. He averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds throughout the 2001–02 season.
During the Wizards' training camp for the 2007–08 NBA season, a routine physical examination discovered that he had a leaking aortic valve. On October 11, 2007, Thomas successfully underwent open heart surgery. He returned to play for the Wizards on October 29, 2008, a full year after his surgery. In his first game back, he had 10 points and eight rebounds.
On June 23, 2009, he was traded along with Oleksiy Pecherov, Darius Songaila, and a first-round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.
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