Kurt Thomas (basketball) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Kurt Vincent Thomas is an American

United States

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professional basketball

Basketball

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player who last played for the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

. Thomas is a 6'9", 230 lb. power forward

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

/center

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. Drafted by the Miami Heat

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...

in 1995

1995 NBA Draft

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, Thomas played college basketball at Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...

. Following the retirement of Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...

on June 1, 2011, Thomas became the NBA’s oldest active player.

Career

After graduating from Dallas' Hillcrest High School, he attended Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

, where he led the NCAA Division I in scoring and rebounding, becoming only the third player in history to accomplish this feat (the other two being Hank Gathers

Hank Gathers

Eric "Hank" Gathers was an American college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University who collapsed and died during a game. He was the second player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season...

and Xavier McDaniel

Xavier McDaniel

Xavier Maurice McDaniel , nicknamed the X-Man, is a retired American National Basketball Association player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward, and former head coach of the Riders Slamball team.-College:While at Wichita State, McDaniel was the first person to...

). A natural power forward, he spent most of his career playing the center position with the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

and Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

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. Despite being undersized at that position, he is renowned for his ability to grab rebounds

Rebound (basketball)

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, and for his consistent mid-range jumpshot. He has gained a reputation as a smart player who does not commit many mistakes.

On July 20, 2007, Thomas, along with the Suns' first-round draft choices in 2008 and 2010 was traded by the Suns to the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

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in exchange for a conditional second-round draft choice and an $8 million trade exception.

Thomas was traded by the Sonics to the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

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on February 20, 2008, for Francisco Elson

Francisco Elson

Francisco Marinho Robby Elson is a Dutch professional basketball player. At 7' 0" and weighing 235 lbs , he most recently played for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Elson is the seventh Dutch player in the NBA....

, Brent Barry

Brent Barry

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, and a 2009 first round draft pick.

On June 23, 2009, Thomas was traded along with Bruce Bowen

Bruce Bowen

Bruce Bowen Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'7", 200-lb. Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton...

and Fabricio Oberto

Fabricio Oberto

Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto is an Argentine professional basketball player. At and , he plays as a center. With Liga Nacional de Básquet in his native Argentina, Oberto began playing professionally in 1993 and later played overseas with teams in Spain and Greece...

to the Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

for Richard Jefferson

Richard Jefferson

Richard Allen Jefferson is a 6 ft 7 in American professional basketball player currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association...

.

On July 26, 2010, the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

announced that they had signed Kurt Thomas. Because of injuries to the Bulls' starting center Joakim Noah

Joakim Noah

Joakim Simon Noah is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association . Born in New York City to a Swedish mother and French father, he holds American, Swedish and French citizenship...

and power forward Carlos Boozer

Carlos Boozer

Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr. is an American professional basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association...

, Kurt Thomas saw some significant playing time, including 37 starts. When Noah and Boozer came back, he experienced minimal playing time with Omer Asik playing in front of him on the bench. Thomas averaged more than 20 minutes per game during the 2010-11 season along with 4.1 points and 5.8 rebounds.

Regular season

Miami Heat

| 74 || 42 || 22.4 || .501 || .000 || .663 || 5.9 || .6 || .6 || .5 || 9.0
|-
| align="left" | 1996–97
| align="left" | Miami
| 18 || 9 || 20.8 || .371 || .000 || .761 || 5.9 || .5 || .7 || .5 || 6.3
|-
| align="left" | 1997–98
| align="left" | Dallas

Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

| 5 || 0 || 14.6 || .378 || .000 || 1.000 || 4.8 || .6 || .2 || .0 || 7.4
|-
| align="left" | 1998–99
| align="left" | New York

New York Knicks

| 50 || 44 || 23.6 || .462 || .000 || .611 || 5.7 || 1.1 || .9 || .3 || 8.1
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | New York
| 80 || 21 || 24.6 || .505 || .333 || .781 || 6.3 || 1.0 || .6 || .5 || 8.0
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | New York
| 77 || 29 || 27.6 || .511 || .333 || .814 || 6.7 || .8 || .8 || .9 || 10.4
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | New York
| 82 || 82 || 33.8 || .494 || .167 || .815 || 9.1 || 1.1 || .9 || 1.0 || 13.9
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | New York
| 81 || 81 || 31.8 || .483 || .667 || .750 || 7.9 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 1.2 || 14.0
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | New York
| 80 || 75 || 31.9 || .473 || .000 || .835 || 8.3 || 1.9 || .7 || 1.0 || 11.1
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | New York
| 80 || 80 || 35.7 || .471 || .500 || .786 || 10.4 || 2.0 || .9 || 1.0 || 11.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Phoenix

Phoenix Suns

| 53 || 50 || 26.6 || .486 || .000 || .815 || 7.8 || 1.1 || .4 || 1.0 || 8.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 67 || 13 || 18.0 || .486 || .000 || .789 || 5.7 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 4.6
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Seattle

Seattle SuperSonics

| 42 || 39 || 25.2 || .513 || .000 || .696 || 8.8 || 1.3 || .8 || 1.0 || 7.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | San Antonio

San Antonio Spurs

| 28 || 9 || 18.7 || .448 || .000 || .583 || 4.9 || .5 || .8 || .5 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09

2008–09 NBA season

The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...

| align="left" | San Antonio
| 79 || 10 || 17.8 || .503 || .000 || .822 || 5.1 || .8 || .4 || .7 || 4.3
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10

2009–10 NBA season

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....

| align="left" | Milwaukee

Milwaukee Bucks

| 70 || 9 || 15.0 || .476 || .000 || .800 || 4.2 || .7 || .4 || .7 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010-11
| align="left" | Chicago

Chicago Bulls

| 52 ||37 || 22.7 || .511 || 1.000 || .630 || 5.8 || 1.2 || .6 || .8 || 4.1
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 1018 || 630 || 25.5 || .486 || .258 || .763 || 6.9 || 1.1 || .7 || .8 || 8.6

Playoffs

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| align="left" | 1995–96

1996 NBA Playoffs

The 1996 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1995-1996 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA championship in three years by defeating the Western Conference champion Seattle...

| align="left" | Miami

Miami Heat

| 3 || 3 || 20.0 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || 5.3 || 1.0 || .7 || .3 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | 1998–99

1999 NBA Playoffs

The 1999 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1998-99 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs by defeating the eighth-seeded Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks four games to one...

| align="left" | New York

New York Knicks

| 20 || 12 || 21.0 || .381 || .000 || .696 || 5.5 || .4 || .8 || .6 || 5.3
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00

2000 NBA Playoffs

The 2000 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1999–2000 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers win their first championship in twelve years by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers...

| align="left" | New York
| 16 || 0 || 15.7 || .508 || .000 || .700 || 3.1 || .3 || .2 || .4 || 4.3
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01

2001 NBA Playoffs

The 2001 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000–01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers...

| align="left" | New York
| 5 || 5 || 37.2 || .532 || .000 || .710 || 11.2 || 1.8 || .4 || 1.0 || 14.4
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04

2004 NBA Playoffs

The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...

| align="left" | New York
| 4 || 4 || 34.8 || .429 || .000 || .750 || 11.5 || 1.5 || 1.8 || .8 || 12.8
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06

2006 NBA Playoffs

The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...

| align="left" | Phoenix

Phoenix Suns

| 1 || 0 || 6.0 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07

2007 NBA Playoffs

The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...

| align="left" | Phoenix
| 11 || 5 || 19.3 || .523 || .000 || .882 || 4.9 || 1.1 || .6 || .8 || 7.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08

2008 NBA Playoffs

The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....

| align="left" | San Antonio

San Antonio Spurs

| 17 || 8 || 15.8 || .457 || .000 || .714 || 4.9 || .4 || .1 || .3 || 4.1
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09

2009 NBA Playoffs

The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...

| align="left" | San Antonio
| 5 || 0 || 16.0 || .455 || .000 || .750 || 4.6 || .4 || .2 || .4 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10

2010 NBA Playoffs

The 2010 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on April 17, 2010 with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...

| align="left" | Milwaukee

Milwaukee Bucks

| 7 || 7 || 28.4 || .486 || .000 || .800 || 7.9 || 1.6 || .4 || .6 || 5.4
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11

2011 NBA Playoffs

The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...

| align="left" | Chicago

Chicago Bulls

| 7 || 0 || 10.6 || .556 || .000 || .000 || 2.7 || .4 || .1 || .4 || 2.9
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 96 || 44 || 19.7 || .463 || .000 || .748 || 5.4 || .7 || .4 || .5 || 5.6

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Career

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

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