Brodric Thomas (born January 28, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the

Truman State Bulldogs The Truman Bulldogs are the sports teams of Truman State University, located in Kirksville, Missouri, United States. They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), joining the conference in 2013 a ...

High school and college career

Thomas attended

Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook High School or The Brook is a public four-year high school located in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Bolingbrook High School is the second high school in the Valley View Community U ...

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. Thomas committed to play college basketball in NCAA Division II for the

. Before his freshman year, he suffered an injury which forced him to redshirt. 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. However, he ultimately decided to return to Truman. He played three seasons for the Bulldogs. As a senior, he was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year and scored a school record 666 points.

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2020–2021)

After going undrafted in the

2020 NBA draft The 2020 NBA draft was held on November 18, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 25, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was instead conducted at ESPN's facilities in Bristol, Connecti ...

, Thomas signed with the

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. 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. On February 12, 2021, Thomas was waived by the Rockets. He had totaled ten points in 24 minutes over four games with the Rockets.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2021)

On February 14, 2021, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced that they had signed Thomas.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021)

On February 24, 2021, Thomas was signed by

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

to a two-way contract. He was re-signed on September 15, but was later waived on October 12.

Boston Celtics (2021–2022)

On October 18, 2021, Thomas signed a two-way deal with the

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. The Celtics reached the

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, where they were defeated by the

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in 6 games. He re-signed with the Celtics on September 23, 2022. He was waived on October 12, 2022.

Ontario Clippers (2023–2024)

On October 2, 2023, Thomas signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived on October 9. On October 30, Thomas joined the Ontario Clippers.

Sacramento Kings (2024–present)

On September 28, 2024, Thomas signed with the Sacramento Kings.

Personal life

Thomas majored in psychology in college.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

Truman Bulldogs bio
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