Isaiah Thomas

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Basketball player
Isaiah Thomas
Thomas as a Boston Celtics player (March 2017)
Player information
Full name Isaiah Jamar Thomas
birthday 7th February 1989 (age 31)
place of birth Tacoma , Washington , United States
size 175 cm
Weight 84 kg
position Point guard
college Washington
NBA draft 2011 , 60th Pick , Sacramento Kings
Club information
society Without Club
Clubs as active
2011–2014 Sacramento Kings 2014–2015 Phoenix Suns 2015–2017 Boston Celtics 2017–2018 Cleveland Cavaliers 2018 Los Angeles Lakers 2018 Denver Nuggets 2019–2020 Washington WizardsUnited StatesUnited States
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Isaiah Jamar Thomas (born February 7, 1989 in Tacoma , Washington ) is an American basketball player who was last active in the NBA for the Washington Wizards . At a height of 1.75 meters, he plays in the position of point guard . Thomas had his most successful time with the Boston Celtics , where he was twice NBA All-Star and scored 28.9 points per game in the 2016/17 season .

Career

School and college days

Thomas attended Curtis Senior High School in Washington state and later played for the South Kent School team in Connecticut . From 2008 to 2011 he was on the squad of the University of Washington . In 2010 and 2011 he was elected to the First Team of the Pacific-12 Conference . He played a total of 105 games for the university team, was 104 times in the starting line-up and scored an average of 16.4 points, 4.0 basket assists and 3.5 rebounds per encounter.

NBA

Sacramento Kings (2011-2014)

Thomas as a player for the Sacramento Kings in 2013

He signed up for the 2011 NBA Draft and was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the last player in 60th place. In his rookie season he got a lot of playing time for such a late-drafted player and was in the starting line-up of the Kings from February 2012. Isaiah Thomas was voted Rookie of the Month in February 2012. In the end he was called up to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team . His sophomore year was similar to his first year as a professional. In the 2013/14 season , Thomas made his breakthrough and he dropped 20.3 points, 6.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game Karrierebestwerte on.

Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics (2015-2017)

Thomas trying to lay up

On July 12, 2014, he moved to the Phoenix Suns as part of an exchange deal, which included players and later draft rights . At the Suns he was one of the most dangerous backcourt teams in the league with Goran Dragić and Eric Bledsoe . However, Thomas was transferred to the Boston Celtics after half a season with the Suns before the transfer deadline in February 2015 . Thomas led the Celtics into the playoffs. Coming from the bench, he contributed 19.0 points per game. In the election for the Sixth Man of the Year , he landed in second place. For his good performance in the 2015/16 NBA season, he was invited to the NBA All-Star Game for the first time .

In March 2016, he scored at least 20 points in each of the 14 games of the month. He was the first Celtic since Larry Bird in February 1986 (14 games) and Kevin McHale in November 1986 (13 games) to achieve this feat. He was the top scorer of his team for 17 games in a row. With this he set a club record for the Celts . As the first player not selected in the first draft round since Gus Williams (Seattle, 1981-82), he scored more than 1800 points and 500 assists (1823, 509) in one season. Thomas closed the season with 22.2 points and 6.2 assists per game. With the Celtics he reached the play-offs again. Thomas put on 42 points in the third playoff game of the first round against the Atlanta Hawks , making him only the ninth Celtic player to get over 40 points in a playoff game. Nevertheless, the Celtics were eliminated with 2-4 wins. Thomas achieved an average of 24.2 points in this series. In the 2016/17 season, he set a career record with 52 points in a 117: 114 victory over the Miami Heat on December 30, 2016 .

Cleveland Cavaliers / Los Angeles Lakers (2017/18)

On August 23, 2017 Isaiah Thomas moved to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kyrie Irving with Jae Crowder , Ante Žižić and a right to choose in the first round of the 2018 draft proceedings of the Brooklyn Nets . There he came to 15 missions in the 2017/18 season, in which he posted an average of 14.7 points. During the season he was given to the Los Angeles Lakers, for the Californians he was in 17 games on the field and scored 15.6 points on average.

Denver Nuggets (2018/19)

In the 2018/19 season, Thomas fell out for a long time after undergoing hip surgery in March 2018. In February 2019, the development player intervened again and made twelve appearances (8.1 points / game) by the end of the season.

Washington Wizards (2019/2020)

On July 10, 2019, Thomas joined the Washington Wizards .

Personal life

Thomas was named after Isiah Thomas , the former playmaker of the Detroit Pistons . The reason for this was a bet between his father and a friend about the outcome of the 1989 NBA final series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons in the 1989. The Pistons won the series with 4-0 victories. His mother, Tina Baldtrip, insisted on the spelling "Isaiah" (Eng. Isaiah), because she wanted a biblical name. Isaiah grew up in Tacoma, Washington state.

His sister Chyna died in a car accident on Interstate 5 in Washington on April 15, 2017 .

Trivia

During the first game of the Conference semifinals on April 30, 2017 against the Washington Wizards , Thomas lost his left front tooth in a collision with his opponent.

Awards and achievements

statistics

Legend
  GP Matches played (Games Played) Graduated minutes per game (Minutes per game)
 FG%  Throw rate from the field (field goal percentage)  3P%  Throwing quota three-point throws (3-point field-goal percentage)  FT%  Free throw rate (free-throw percentage)
 RPG  Rebounds per game (rebounds per game)  APG  Assists per game (assists per game)  SPG  Steals per game (steals per game)
 BPG  Blocks per game (blocks per game)  PPG  Points per game (points per game)  FAT  Career record
season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Sacramento 65 37 25.5 .448 .379 .832 2.6 4.1 0.8 0.1 11.5
2012–13 Sacramento 79 62 26.9 .440 .358 .882 2.0 4.0 0.8 0.0 13.9
2013-14 Sacramento 3 54 34.7 .453 .349 .850 2.9 6.3 1.3 0.1 20.3
2014–15 Phoenix / Boston 67 1 25.8 .420 .373 .868 2.3 4.2 0.9 0.1 16.4
2015–16 Boston 82 79 32.2 .428 .359 .871 3.0 6.2 1.1 0.1 23.2
2016–17 Boston 76 76 33.8 .463 .379 .909 2.7 5.9 0.9 0.2 28.9
2017-18 Cleveland / Los Angeles 32 15th 26.9 .373 .293 .893 2.1 4.8 0.5 0.1 15.2
2018–19 Denver 12 0 15.1 .343 .279 .630 1.1 1.9 0.4 0.1 8.1
2019-20 Washington Wizards
total 485 324 29.4 .437 .360 .874 2.5 5.1 0.9 0.1 18.6

Web links

Commons : Isaiah Thomas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2491
  2. ↑ Vote for rookie of the month on nba.com
  3. ^ Sun's Complete Sign-and-Trade for Isaiah Thomas
  4. ^ No Debate: Isaiah Thomas is an All-Star
  5. ↑ ESPN.com: Thomas scores 52 for Celtics in 117-114 win over Miami
  6. ↑ Sport1.de: NBA: Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas switch to the other team . In: Sport1.de . ( sport1.de [accessed on August 23, 2017]).
  7. ↑ https://stats.nba.com/player/202738/
  8. ↑ https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/13/nuggets-isaiah-thomas-debut-hip-injury/
  9. ^ Wizards sign Isaiah Thomas. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Craig Sailor: NBA star Isaiah Thomas' sister killed in Federal Way accident on I-5 . In: The News Tribune , April 15, 2017. 
  11. ↑ [1]
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Isaiah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thomas, Isaiah Jamar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Tacoma , Washington, United States