Daniel Theis (born April 4, 1992) is a German professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). After seven seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga where he was a four-time All Star and three-time

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, Theis signed with the Boston Celtics of the NBA where he played for four seasons before a trade brought him to the

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in March 2021. The Bulls traded Theis to the Houston Rockets in August 2021, who in turn traded Theis back to the

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in February 2022, before being traded to the

in July 2022. With the Celtics, he reached the NBA Finals during his second stint with the team.

Early life

Born in

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, Theis went through the

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youth system.

Professional career

Phantoms Braunschweig (2010–2012)

Theis made his debut in the German top-tier level league, the Basketball Bundesliga, during the 2010–11 season. Theis primarily gained playing time with

's development squad, where he played alongside his older brother, Frank, from 2010 to 2012. He earned the ''

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'' website's All- 2.Pro B Most Improved Player of the Year honors in 2011. In Braunschweig, Theis was also a teammate of fellow future NBA player

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ratiopharm Ulm (2012–2014)

In the 2013–14 season, while with

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, Theis won the

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Best Young Player award.

Brose Bamberg (2014–2017)

Following his breakout season with Ulm, Theis signed with fellow German Bundesliga club

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. In the 2014 off-season, he played in the 2014 NBA Summer League for the

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' summer league team. In the 2014–15 season, Theis won his first German League championship with Brose Baskets. Brose beat FC Bayern Munich 3–2 in the German League Finals. In April 2015, he signed a fresh two-year deal with the Bamberg team, and he won two more German championships with Bamberg, in 2016 and 2017.

Boston Celtics (2017–2021)

On July 20, 2017, Theis signed with the Boston Celtics. He made his NBA debut on October 18 against the

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. On March 12, 2018, Theis suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee, and missed the remainder of the 2017–18 season after Theis repaired his left knee lateral meniscus in a surgery. On October 29, 2018, Theis was found to have a slight tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot and was scheduled to be out indefinitely, but he returned shortly after the injury on November 11 vs. the

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. On July 17, 2019, the Boston Celtics announced that they had re-signed Theis, along with former

teammate

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. The contract was reported to be worth $10 million in total for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. Two thirds through the season, on February 21, 2020, Theis had a career-high 25 points and 16 rebounds in a win against the

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. Celtics coach

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said that Theis complemented the rest of the starters, playing in a way that "fits the other guys perfect."

Chicago Bulls (2021)

On March 25, 2021, Theis was traded to the

in a three-team trade involving the

. By April 12, he had worked his way into the starting lineup against the

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. On April 26, Theis scored 23 points and had 12 rebounds and 5 assists in a 110–102 victory against the

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Houston Rockets (2021–2022)

On August 7, 2021, Theis was traded to the Houston Rockets via a sign-and-trade deal.

Return to the Celtics (2022)

On February 10, 2022, the Boston Celtics re-acquired Theis from the Rockets in exchange for

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, and

. Theis and the Celtics reached the NBA Finals, but lost to the

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in 6 games.

Indiana Pacers (2022–present)

On July 9, 2022, Theis was traded, alongside

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and a 2023 first-round pick, to the

in exchange for

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National team career

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On July 27, 2014, Theis made his first appearance with the senior

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in a game against

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. With Germany's senior team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015 qualification tournament.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

Euroleague.net profileGerman League profile

Eurobasket.com profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Theis, Daniel 1992 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players Boston Celtics players Brose Bamberg players Centers (basketball) Chicago Bulls players German men's basketball players Houston Rockets players National Basketball Association players from Germany People from Salzgitter Power forwards (basketball) Ratiopharm Ulm players Sportspeople from Lower Saxony Undrafted National Basketball Association players