Etan Thomas

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Etan Thomas
Position	Center
Nickname	Uncle Etan
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Nationality	United States
Born	April 1, 1978 (age 29) Harlem, New York
College	Syracuse University
Draft	12^th overall, 2000 Dallas Mavericks
Pro career	2001–present

Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas (born April 1, 1978 in Harlem, New York), is an American professional basketball player in the NBA.

After playing for Syracuse University, Thomas was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Without ever playing a game for the Mavs, was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2001 and has averaged 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds throughout his career.

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.

In September of 2005, Thomas was one of several celebrities to speak at the anti-war rally in Washington D.C.. He has since posted on Huffington Post.

In 2006 he beat out Brendan Haywood to become the starting center for the Washington Wizards, but Haywood regained the starting job by the spring of 2007.

Thomas's parents are Grenadian.

[edit] External links

NBA.com Profile - Etan Thomas
ESPN.com Profile - Etan Thomas
Basketball-Reference Profile - Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas on Huffington Post
OrangeHoops Profile on Etan Thomas
The Speech Everyone Is Talking About: Etan Thomas Electrifies Anti-War Washington Dave Zirin, Commondreams.org, Sept 27, 2005.

2000 NBA Draft
First Round Kenyon Martin \| Stromile Swift \| Darius Miles \| Marcus Fizer \| Mike Miller \| DerMarr Johnson \| Chris Mihm \| Jamal Crawford \| Joel Przybilla \| Keyon Dooling \| Jérome Moïso \| Etan Thomas \| Courtney Alexander \| Mateen Cleaves \| Jason Collier \| Hidayet Türkoğlu \| Desmond Mason \| Quentin Richardson \| Jamaal Magloire \| Speedy Claxton \| Morris Peterson \| Donnell Harvey \| DeShawn Stevenson \| Dalibor Bagarić \| Jake Tsakalidis \| Mamadou N'diaye \| Primož Brezec \| Erick Barkley \| Mark Madsen
Second Round Marko Jarić \| Dan Langhi \| A. J. Guyton \| Jake Voskuhl \| Khalid El-Amin \| Mike Smith \| Soumaila Samake \| Eddie House \| Eduardo Nájera \| Lavor Postell \| Hanno Möttölä \| Chris Carrawell \| Olumide Oyedeji \| Michael Redd \| Brian Cardinal \| Jabari Smith \| DeeAndre Hulett \| Josip Sesar \| Mark Karcher \| Jason Hart \| Kaniel Dickens \| Igor Rakočević \| Ernest Brown \| Dan McClintock \| Cory Hightower \| Chris Porter \| Jaquay Walls \| Scoonie Penn \| Pete Mickeal