Kurt Vincent Thomas (born October 4, 1972) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. Thomas is a 6'9", 230 lb. power forward-center known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. Drafted by the Miami Heat in 1995, Thomas played college basketball at Texas Christian University. He is currently the oldest player in the NBA, one day older than Grant Hill.[1]
[edit] Career
After graduating from Dallas's Hillcrest High School, he attended Texas Christian University, where he led the NCAA Division I in scoring and rebounding, becoming only the third player in history to accomplish this feat (the other two being Hank Gathers and Xavier McDaniel).[2] A natural power forward, he spent most of his career playing the center position with the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns. Despite being undersized at that position, he is renowned for his ability to grab rebounds, and for his consistent mid-range jumpshot. He has gained a reputation as a smart player who does not commit many mistakes.
On July 20, 2007, Thomas, along with the Suns' first-round draft choices in 2008 and 2010 was traded by the Suns to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for a conditional second-round draft choice and an $8 million trade exception.[3]
Thomas was traded by the Sonics to the San Antonio Spurs on February 20, 2008, for Francisco Elson, Brent Barry, and a 2009 first round draft pick.[4]
On June 23, 2009, Thomas was traded along with Bruce Bowen and Fabricio Oberto to the Milwaukee Bucks for Richard Jefferson.[5]
On July 26, 2010, the Chicago Bulls announced that they had signed Kurt Thomas.[6] Because of injuries to the Bulls' starting center Joakim Noah and power forward Carlos Boozer, Kurt Thomas saw some significant playing time, including 37 starts.[7] When Noah and Boozer came back, he experienced minimal playing time with Ömer Aşık playing in front of him on the bench. Thomas averaged more than 20 minutes per game during the 2010-11 season along with 4.1 points and 5.8 rebounds.
On December 11, 2011, the Portland Trail Blazers signed Thomas for the shortened 2011-2012 season.[8] Though terms for the deal were not disclosed officially, it was reported to be a two-year contract.[9]
[edit] NBA career statistics
[edit] Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 1995–96 |
Miami |
74 |
42 |
22.4 |
.501 |
.000 |
.663 |
5.9 |
.6 |
.6 |
.5 |
9.0 |
| 1996–97 |
Miami |
18 |
9 |
20.8 |
.371 |
.000 |
.761 |
5.9 |
.5 |
.7 |
.5 |
6.3 |
| 1997–98 |
Dallas |
5 |
0 |
14.6 |
.378 |
.000 |
1.000 |
4.8 |
.6 |
.2 |
.0 |
7.4 |
| 1998–99 |
New York |
50 |
44 |
23.6 |
.462 |
.000 |
.611 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
.9 |
.3 |
8.1 |
| 1999–00 |
New York |
80 |
21 |
24.6 |
.505 |
.333 |
.781 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
.6 |
.5 |
8.0 |
| 2000–01 |
New York |
77 |
29 |
27.6 |
.511 |
.333 |
.814 |
6.7 |
.8 |
.8 |
.9 |
10.4 |
| 2001–02 |
New York |
82 |
82 |
33.8 |
.494 |
.167 |
.815 |
9.1 |
1.1 |
.9 |
1.0 |
13.9 |
| 2002–03 |
New York |
81 |
81 |
31.8 |
.483 |
.667 |
.750 |
7.9 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
14.0 |
| 2003–04 |
New York |
80 |
75 |
31.9 |
.473 |
.000 |
.835 |
8.3 |
1.9 |
.7 |
1.0 |
11.1 |
| 2004–05 |
New York |
80 |
80 |
35.7 |
.471 |
.500 |
.786 |
10.4 |
2.0 |
.9 |
1.0 |
11.5 |
| 2005–06 |
Phoenix |
53 |
50 |
26.6 |
.486 |
.000 |
.815 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
.4 |
1.0 |
8.6 |
| 2006–07 |
Phoenix |
67 |
13 |
18.0 |
.486 |
.000 |
.789 |
5.7 |
.4 |
.4 |
.4 |
4.6 |
| 2007–08 |
Seattle |
42 |
39 |
25.2 |
.513 |
.000 |
.696 |
8.8 |
1.3 |
.8 |
1.0 |
7.5 |
| 2007–08 |
San Antonio |
28 |
9 |
18.7 |
.448 |
.000 |
.583 |
4.9 |
.5 |
.8 |
.5 |
4.5 |
| 2008–09 |
San Antonio |
79 |
10 |
17.8 |
.503 |
.000 |
.822 |
5.1 |
.8 |
.4 |
.7 |
4.3 |
| 2009–10 |
Milwaukee |
70 |
9 |
15.0 |
.476 |
.000 |
.800 |
4.2 |
.7 |
.4 |
.7 |
3.0 |
| 2010-11 |
Chicago |
52 |
37 |
22.7 |
.511 |
1.000 |
.630 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
.6 |
.8 |
4.1 |
| Career |
|
1018 |
630 |
25.5 |
.486 |
.258 |
.763 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
.7 |
.8 |
8.6 |
[edit] Playoffs
Thomas with the Milwaukee Bucks.
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 1995–96 |
Miami |
3 |
3 |
20.0 |
.400 |
.000 |
1.000 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
.7 |
.3 |
4.0 |
| 1998–99 |
New York |
20 |
12 |
21.0 |
.381 |
.000 |
.696 |
5.5 |
.4 |
.8 |
.6 |
5.3 |
| 1999–00 |
New York |
16 |
0 |
15.7 |
.508 |
.000 |
.700 |
3.1 |
.3 |
.2 |
.4 |
4.3 |
| 2000–01 |
New York |
5 |
5 |
37.2 |
.532 |
.000 |
.710 |
11.2 |
1.8 |
.4 |
1.0 |
14.4 |
| 2003–04 |
New York |
4 |
4 |
34.8 |
.429 |
.000 |
.750 |
11.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.8 |
12.8 |
| 2005–06 |
Phoenix |
1 |
0 |
6.0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.500 |
1.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
1.0 |
| 2006–07 |
Phoenix |
11 |
5 |
19.3 |
.523 |
.000 |
.882 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
.6 |
.8 |
7.5 |
| 2007–08 |
San Antonio |
17 |
8 |
15.8 |
.457 |
.000 |
.714 |
4.9 |
.4 |
.1 |
.3 |
4.1 |
| 2008–09 |
San Antonio |
5 |
0 |
16.0 |
.455 |
.000 |
.750 |
4.6 |
.4 |
.2 |
.4 |
2.6 |
| 2009–10 |
Milwaukee |
7 |
7 |
28.4 |
.486 |
.000 |
.800 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
.4 |
.6 |
5.4 |
| 2010–11 |
Chicago |
7 |
0 |
10.6 |
.556 |
.000 |
.000 |
2.7 |
.4 |
.1 |
.4 |
2.9 |
| Career |
|
96 |
44 |
19.7 |
.463 |
.000 |
.748 |
5.4 |
.7 |
.4 |
.5 |
5.6 |
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Thomas, Kurt |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
October 4, 1972 |
| Place of birth |
Dallas, Texas |
| Date of death |
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