Etan Thomas

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Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas.jpg
Thomas with the Wizards
Center / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1978-04-01) April 1, 1978 (age 35)
Harlem, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 256 lb (116 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
Pro career 2000–2011
Career history
2001–2009 Washington Wizards
2009–2010 Oklahoma City Thunder
2010–2011 Atlanta Hawks
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas (born April 1, 1978 in Harlem, New York), is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.

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College [edit]

Etan Thomas played 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.[1] 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.

Professional career [edit]

Without ever playing a game for the Mavericks, he was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2001 and has averaged 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds throughout his career.

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.[2]

On July 27, 2009, he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder along with a 2010 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2010 second-round draft pick in exchange for guards Chucky Atkins and Damien Wilkins.[3]

On September 2, 2010, it was announced that the Atlanta Hawks had signed Thomas.[4]

Health concerns [edit]

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.[5]

Personal life [edit]

His name is derived from King Akhenaten, an African king.[6]

In 2005, Thomas released a book of poetry titled More Than an Athlete: Poems by Etan Thomas which included works critical of former Wizards head coach Doug Collins.

He is a peace activist; in September 2005, Thomas was one of several celebrities to speak at the anti-war rally in Washington D.C.. He also spoke out at the September 15, 2007 anti-war protest in Washington D.C.[7] He regularly blogs on the Huffington Post.[8]

Thomas actively supported President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign. On August 16, 2008, he appeared with Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean at stops in northern Virginia as part of the Democratic National Committee's "Register for Change" bus tour to encourage local voter registration drives. Thomas gave speeches at two stops in Fairfax County (Lee District: Etan Thomas speech) and the City of Alexandria.[9]

In January 2010, Thomas donated $30,000 to the Haiti relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[10]

NBA career statistics [edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Washington 47 0 13.1 .536 .000 .554 3.9 .1 .4 .7 4.3
2002–03 Washington 38 0 13.5 .492 .000 .638 4.3 .1 .2 .6 4.8
2003–04 Washington 79 15 24.1 .489 .000 .647 6.7 .9 .5 1.6 8.9
2004–05 Washington 47 10 20.8 .502 .000 .528 5.2 .4 .4 1.1 7.1
2005–06 Washington 71 9 15.8 .533 .000 .600 3.9 .2 .3 1.0 4.7
2006–07 Washington 65 32 19.2 .574 .000 .558 5.8 .4 .3 1.4 6.1
2008–09 Washington 26 7 11.8 .485 .000 .696 2.5 .2 .1 .7 3.1
2009–10 Oklahoma City 23 1 14.0 .456 .000 .591 2.8 .0 .2 .7 3.3
2010–11 Atlanta 13 0 6.3 .476 .000 .800 1.8 .2 .1 .3 2.5
Career 409 74 17.3 .513 .000 .603 4.8 .4 .3 1.0 5.7

Playoffs [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Washington 8 0 15.8 .655 .000 .455 4.5 .3 .0 .9 6.0
2006 Washington 3 0 6.0 .400 .000 .500 2.0 .0 .7 .7 2.0
2007 Washington 4 4 21.0 .412 .000 .667 5.5 .3 .5 .8 5.0
2010 Oklahoma City 2 0 8.5 .833 .000 1.000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 6.0
2011 Atlanta 1 0 7.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 18 4 14.0 .559 .000 .541 3.8 .2 .2 .7 4.8

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "End the NBA draft age limit". Sports.espn.go.com. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-12. 
  2. ^ "Source: Deal sends Minnesota Timberwolves' Randy Foye, Mike Miller to Washington Wizards - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 
  3. ^ "Thunder Acquires Thomas From Minnesota". NBA.com. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
  4. ^ "The Official Site Of The Atlanta Hawks". Nba.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 
  5. ^ The Wizards' Etan Thomas has returned a year after heart surgery SI.com, November 6, 2008
  6. ^ "NBA.com : Etan Thomas Bio Page". NBA.com. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-12. 
  7. ^ "Etan Thomas: In Defense of Barack Obama". Huffingtonpost.com. 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 
  8. ^ Etan Thomas Blogs Huffingtonpost.com
  9. ^ http://www.democrats.org/a/2008/08/howard_dean_pub.php
  10. ^ "NBA Rumors". HoopsHype. 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-09-03. 

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