Adonis Thomas

Adonis Thomas
No. 14 – Grand Rapids Drive
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
League NBA D-League
Personal information
Born March 25, 1993
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Melrose (Memphis, Tennessee)
College Memphis (2011–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Pro career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Springfield Armor (D-League)
2014 Orlando Magic
2014 Springfield Armor (D-League)
2014 Philadelphia 76ers
2014–present Grand Rapids Drive (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBA D-League Third Team (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team (2014)
  • Third-team All-Conference USA (2013)
  • First-team Parade All-American (2011)

Adonis Michael Thomas (born March 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.

High school career

Thomas attended Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee. As a senior, he averaged 19.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.9 blocks, 4.1 assists and 3.6 steals in helping lead Melrose to a 26-7 overall record.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Memphis, Thomas saw action in the first 16 games of the season before missing the next 16 contests as a result of an ankle injury (torn superior lateral peronneal tendon retinaculum) that required surgery and rehab, only managing to returned to action in the postseason. In 19 games (8 starts), he averaged 8.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game.[1][2]

In his sophomore season, Thomas was named to the 2013 All-Conference USA third team. In 36 games, he averaged 11.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[2] Memphis (31-5), which went unbeaten in the Conference USA in 2012–13 with a 16-0 mark, lost to Michigan State in the third round of the NCAA tournament.[3]

In April 2013, Thomas signed with an agent and declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility.[3]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Thomas joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[4] On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Hawks[5] but was later waived on October 14, 2013.[6] On October 18, 2013, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[7] However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 26, 2013.[8]

On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor as an affiliate player.[9] On February 25, 2014, Thomas signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic.[10] On March 7, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Magic.[11] On March 17, 2014, the Magic did not offer him a rest of season contract, and returned to the Springfield Armor.[12][13] On April 7, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[14]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Thomas joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[15] On September 5, 2014, he signed with the Indiana Pacers.[16] However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25, 2014.[17] On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[18] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[19]

NBA career statistics

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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Orlando 4 0 6.0 .333 .000 1.000 .8 .5 .0 .0 1.8
2013–14 Philadelphia 2 1 6.5 .600 .500 .000 .0 .5 .0 .0 3.5
Career 6 1 6.2 .429 .200 1.000 .5 .5 .0 .0 2.3

Personal

Thomas is the son of Sandra Anderson and Eric Thomas.[1]

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