Retired • Retired after 2011 season • C • 9 years of NBA experience
Height6'10
Born1st April 1978 (age 48)
Weight260 lbs
Nationality🇺🇸USA/🇻🇮US Virgin Islands
NBA Draft12th pick, 2000
Pre-draft teamSyracuse
HandRight
Agentn/a
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Transactions
10 entries
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 11th April, 2000 | USBL | Drafted 34th overall in the 2000 USBL Draft by Oklahoma Storm. |
| 2000 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 12th overall by Dallas. |
| 7th July, 2000 | NBA | Signed four year, $6,680,062 rookie scale contract with Dallas. Included team option for 2003/04. |
| 22nd February, 2001 | NBA | Traded by Dallas, along with Loy Vaught, Christian Laettner, Courtney Alexander, Hubert Davis and cash to Washington in exchange for Juwan Howard, Calvin Booth and Obinna Ekezie. |
| 30th June, 2002 | NBA | Washington exercised 2003/04 team option. |
| 14th July, 2004 | NBA | Signed a six year, $36,772,500 offer sheet with Milwaukee. Included early termination option after 2008/09 season. |
| 28th July, 2004 | D-League | Returning player rights traded by Rio Grande Valley Vipers to Delaware 87ers in exchange for the returning player rights to Hamady N'Diaye. |
| 2009 NBA Draft | NBA | Traded by Washington, along with Darius Songaila, Oleksiy Pecherov and a 2009 first round pick (#5, Ricky Rubio) to Minnesota in exchange for Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Concurrent to the deal, declined 2009/10 early termination option. |
| 27th July, 2009 | NBA | Traded by Minnesota, along with two 2010 second round picks (#32, Dexter Pittman; #51, Magnum Rolle) to Oklahoma City in exchange for Damien Wilkins and Chucky Atkins. |
| 2nd September, 2010 | NBA | Signed a guaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Atlanta. |
Teams
6 entries
| Date | Team |
|---|---|
| 1996 - 2000 | Syracuse (NCAA) |
| June 2000 - February 2001 | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
| February 2001 - June 2009 | Washington Wizards (NBA) |
| June 2009 - July 2009 | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
| July 2009 - July 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) |
| September 2010 - June 2011 | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
NBA Salary
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Listed total
$16,850,000
| 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $3,275,000 Retired Fully guaranteed | $3,900,000 Retired Fully guaranteed | $4,525,000 Retired $2,262,500 guaranteed Team option | $5,150,000 Retired $2,575,000 guaranteed Player option |
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Articles
View all articlesThe best of what's left after what was the best of what's left has gone and is no longer left
- Etan Thomas * - Thomas was named to Barack Obama's All-Birthday Roster, ahead of the arguably more talented Kevin Durant. That's about it for Etan Thomas news.
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The best of what's left
Etan Thomas - Thomas's 6 year contract has finally expired, and it didn't exactly crescendo. Etan has played only 49 games over the last three seasons due to a variety of ailments, including open heart surgery and a torn MCL. The injuries have more than derailed his career; they might have ended. Nevertheless, if Thomas is still healthy enough to play, then he has enough skills to contribute. He insist on using a jumpshot that he doesn't have, yet he makes shots around the basket, blocks shots, and is pretty atheltic for a 6'10 player. HIi rebounding has tumbled away after all the injuries, but that used to be decent too.
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