No. 30–San Diego Clippers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Bolingbrook, Illinois, U.S. | January 28, 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Illinois) |
College | Truman (2016–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Houston Rockets |
2021 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2021 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2021 | →Canton Charge |
2021–2022 | Boston Celtics |
2021 | →Maine Celtics |
2023–present | Ontario / San Diego Clippers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brodric Thomas (born January 28, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Truman State Bulldogs.
Thomas attended Bolingbrook High School in Illinois where he played basketball. At Bolingbrook, he "played second or third fiddle" to teammates who went on to play for NCAA Division I schools. As a result, he received comparatively less attention from college basketball recruiters. [1]
Thomas committed to play college basketball in NCAA Division II for the Truman State Bulldogs. Before his freshman year, he suffered an injury which forced him to redshirt. [1] In the meantime, his grades suffered and he transferred to Southwestern Community College where he grew four inches, added fifty pounds, won a NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, was named the MVP of that tournament, was First Team All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, was named Second-Team All-American and attracted the attention of NCAA Division I recruiters. [1] [2]
However, he ultimately decided to return to Truman. He played three seasons for the Bulldogs. [3] As a senior, he was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year and scored a school record 666 points. [4]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Thomas signed with the Houston Rockets. His contract was converted to a two-way contract at the end of training camp.
He made his NBA debut on December 26, 2020, in Portland at the Moda Center. [5] [6] On February 12, 2021, Thomas was waived by the Rockets. [7] He had totaled ten points in 24 minutes over four games with the Rockets. [5]
On February 14, 2021, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced that they had signed Thomas. [8]
On February 24, 2021, Thomas was signed by Cleveland Cavaliers to a two-way contract. [9] He was re-signed on September 15, [10] but was later waived on October 12. [11]
On October 18, 2021, Thomas signed a two-way deal with the Boston Celtics. [12] The Celtics reached the 2022 NBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in 6 games. He re-signed with the Celtics on September 23, 2022. [13] He was waived on October 12, 2022. [14]
On October 2, 2023, Thomas signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, [15] but was waived on October 9. [16] On October 30, Thomas joined the Ontario Clippers. [17]
Thomas majored in psychology in college. [3]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | .286 | .167 | .714 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | 2.5 |
2020–21 | Cleveland | 28 | 1 | 13.4 | .366 | .283 | .667 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | 4.1 |
2021–22 | Boston | 12 | 0 | 5.0 | .444 | .222 | .600 | .8 | .9 | .1 | .1 | 1.8 |
Career | 44 | 1 | 10.4 | .373 | .265 | .667 | 1.4 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 3.3 |
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