Tim Thomas (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 26, 1977 Paterson, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Paterson Catholic (Paterson, New Jersey) |
| College | Villanova (1996–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 1997–2010 |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1999 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1999–2004 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2004–2005 | New York Knicks |
| 2005–2006 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2006 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2006–2008 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2008–2009 | New York Knicks |
| 2009 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2009–2010 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 9,454 (11.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,379 (4.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,272 (1.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Timothy Mark "Tim" Thomas (born February 26, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A versatile 6'10" forward with a soft shooting touch, Thomas was tabbed as a future NBA star when he was still in high school, and was selected to the McDonald's All-American team after averaging 25.3 points and 14.5 rebounds per game as a senior at Paterson Catholic High School. Following his freshman year at Villanova University, he was drafted seventh overall by the New Jersey Nets in the 1997 NBA Draft and was immediately traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the Sixers' draft pick (Keith Van Horn).
Thomas enjoyed a solid rookie season, averaging 11.0 points per game, and was named to the NBA's All-Rookie 2nd Team. The Sixers would grow impatient with a sophomore slump from Thomas, though, and in 1999 he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Milwaukee was enamored with Thomas's raw talent and versatility, and hoped he could blossom into a star with more seasoning. It looked like things were coming together for Thomas during the 2000–01 season, when he averaged a career-high 13.4 ppg for the Bucks. On January 5, 2001, Thomas connected on eight three-point field goals in the second half of Milwaukee's 119–115 loss to Portland. During his time with the Bucks, then-teammate Ray Allen was quoted as saying, "If he wanted to, Tim Thomas could be the best player in the league." Nevertheless, after a strong playoff performance that year, Thomas signed a new deal worth roughly $66 million over six years.
In 2004 he was traded for Van Horn again, this time to the New York Knicks. Thomas's first tour with the Knicks was rather nondescript (his most notable incident was after a playoff game against the New Jersey Nets, when he referred to Kenyon Martin as "fugazy" (a slang term for fake)), and on the eve of training camp in 2005 he was traded to the Chicago Bulls (along with Michael Sweetney) in a package that brought Eddy Curry to New York.
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