Adonis Thomas Explained

Adonis Thomas
Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:1993 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:232
High School:Melrose (Memphis, Tennessee)
College:Memphis (2011–2013)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:Springfield Armor
Team2:Orlando Magic
Years3:2014
Team3:Springfield Armor
Team4:Philadelphia 76ers
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:Grand Rapids Drive
Years6:2016–2017
Team6:Sidigas Avellino
Years7:2017–2018
Team7:Banvit
Years8:2018–2019
Team8:Medi Bayreuth
Years9:2019–2020
Team9:BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Years10:2020
Team10:Mineros de Zacatecas
Years11:2020–2021
Team11:BC Astana
Years12:2021–2022
Team12:Krka
Years13:2022–2023
Team13:Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Years14:2023–2024
Team14:Bnei Herzliya
Highlights:

Adonis Michael Thomas (born March 25, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.

High school career

Thomas attended Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee. As a senior, he averaged 19.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.9 blocks, 4.1 assists and 3.6 steals in helping lead Melrose to a 26–7 overall record.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Memphis, Thomas saw action in the first 16 games of the season before missing the next 16 contests as a result of an ankle injury (torn superior lateral peroneal tendon retinaculum) that required surgery and rehab, only managing to return to action in the postseason. In 19 games (8 starts), he averaged 8.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game.[1] [2]

In his sophomore season, Thomas was named to the 2013 All-Conference USA third team. In 36 games, he averaged 11.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[2] Memphis (31–5), which went unbeaten in the Conference USA in 2012–13 with a 16–0 mark, lost to Michigan State in the third round of the NCAA tournament.[3]

In April 2013, Thomas signed with an agent and declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[3]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Thomas joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[4] On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Hawks,[5] only to be waived by the team on October 14 after appearing in one preseason game.[6] Four days later, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[7] However, he was waived by the Nets on October 26.[8]

On November 1, 2013, Thomas was acquired by the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.[9] On February 25, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic.[10] On March 7, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Magic.[11] On March 17, the Magic did not offer him a rest of season contract, and he returned to the Springfield Armor.[12] [13] On April 7, he signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[14] In six NBA games during the 2013–14 season, Thomas averaged 2.3 points per game.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Thomas joined the Brooklyn Nets for the Orlando Summer League[15] and the Philadelphia 76ers for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 5, 2014, he signed with the Indiana Pacers.[16] However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25 after appearing in four preseason games.[17] On November 1, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.[18] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 D-League All-Star Game.[19] In 51 games for the Drive in 2014–15, he averaged 18.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

2015–16 season

On July 23, 2015, Thomas signed with the Detroit Pistons after averaging 8.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in five summer league games.[20] Thomas suffered a calf muscle injury in the team's public scrimmage to end the first week of training camp and subsequently missed 10 days. He made his only preseason appearance against the Indiana Pacers on October 13, but he aggravated the injury after a 10-minute stint and wasn't able to return to action after that. He was later waived by the Pistons on October 23.[21] [22] On October 31, he returned to the Grand Rapids Drive.[23] On December 4, he was waived by the Drive due to a season-ending wrist injury.[24]

2016–17 season

On August 26, 2016, Thomas signed a one-year deal with Sidigas Avellino of the Lega Basket Serie A.[25]

2017–18 season

Following the 2016–17 campaign, Thomas signed with Banvit of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[26] He averaged 8.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in Turkey.[27]

2018–19 season

On August 7, 2018, Thomas signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[27]

2019–20 season

On September 14, 2019, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[28]

On January 22, 2020, he has signed with Mineros de Zacatecas of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.[29]

2020–21 season

On August 13, 2020, Thomas signed with BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship and the VTB United League.[30]

2022–23 season

On July 28, 2022, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[31]

2023–24 season

On November 19, 2023, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[32]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Thomas participated in The Basketball Tournament with Blue Zoo. The team lost in the first round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.[33]

In TBT 2018, Thomas played for Team Memphis State. He averaged a team-high 18.5 points per game and 3.5 assists per game on 50 percent shooting, including a first-round game-winner to defeat the Brooklyn Vultures 72-63. Team Memphis State lost in the second round to Team DRC.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Orlando| 4 || 0 || 6.0 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || .8 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 1.8|-| align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia| 2 || 1 || 6.5 || .600 || .500 ||  - || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 3.5|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" || 6 || 1 || 6.2 || .429 || .200 || 1.000 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 2.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 4 Adonis Thomas . April 4, 2013 . GoTigersGo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226103352/http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/thomas_adonis00.html . February 26, 2014.
  2. News: Adonis Thomas Stats . April 4, 2013 . Sports-Reference.com.
  3. News: Adonis Thomas headed to NBA . April 4, 2013 . ESPN.com . October 27, 2020.
  4. News: 2013 Atlanta Hawks Summer League Roster . September 30, 2013 . NBA.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054409/http://www.nba.com/hawks/2013-summer-league-roster . 2013-09-21 . dead.
  5. News: HAWKS ANNOUNCE 2013 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER . September 30, 2013 . NBA.com . September 30, 2013.
  6. News: HAWKS WAIVE LIGHTY, THOMAS AND WILKINS . October 14, 2013 . NBA.com . October 14, 2013.
  7. News: Brooklyn Nets Sign Adonis Thomas . October 18, 2013 . NBA.com . October 18, 2013.
  8. News: Brooklyn Nets Waive Gutierrez, Johnson and Thomas . October 26, 2013 . NBA.com . October 26, 2013.
  9. News: Returning Players Highlight Initial Training Camp Invites . November 1, 2013 . NBA.com . November 1, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204005917/http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/returning_players_for_2013201_2013_11_01.html . December 4, 2013.
  10. News: Magic Sign Dewayne Dedmon, Adonis Thomas to 10-Day Contracts . February 25, 2014 . NBA.com . February 25, 2014.
  11. Web site: Magic Sign Dedmon, Thomas to Second 10-Day Contracts . March 7, 2014 . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . March 7, 2014.
  12. News: Magic Decide Not To Sign Adonis Thomas For Remainder Of Season . March 15, 2014 . RealGM.com . March 15, 2014.
  13. News: Adonis Thomas, Lorenzo Brown returning to Armor . March 16, 2014 . NetsDaily.com . March 16, 2014.
  14. News: Sixers Sign Adonis Thomas to 10-day Contract . April 7, 2014 . NBA.com . April 7, 2014.
  15. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Announce Summer League Roster . NBA.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  16. Web site: Pacers Sign Four Free Agents . NBA.com . September 5, 2014 . September 5, 2014.
  17. Web site: Pacers Waive Four Players . October 25, 2014 . NBA.com . October 25, 2014.
  18. Web site: Grand Rapids DRIVE: 2014-15 Draft . November 1, 2014 . NBA.com . November 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141114123242/http://www.nba.com/dleague/grandrapids/grand_rapids_drive_201415_dr_2014_11_03.html . November 14, 2014.
  19. Web site: Thirteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented by Kumho Tire . February 15, 2015 . NBA.com . July 27, 2015 . February 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205023335/http://dleague.nba.com/news/nba-development-league-all-star-game-rosters-2015/ . dead .
  20. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Guard/Forward Adonis Thomas . July 23, 2015 . July 23, 2015 . NBA.com.
  21. Web site: Detroit Pistons Waive Martin, Thomas and Bachynski . Keith . Langlois . October 23, 2015 . NBA.com . October 23, 2015.
  22. News: Pistons waive three players, including Cartier Martin . Vince . Ellis . James . Jahnke . . October 23, 2015 . October 23, 2015.
  23. News: Drive Selects Five Players in 2015 NBA D-League Draft . OurSportsCentral.com . October 31, 2015 . October 31, 2015.
  24. News: Drive Waive Thomas and Add Jones to the 2015-16 Season Roster . OurSportsCentral.com . December 4, 2015 . December 4, 2015.
  25. News: Scandone Avellino officially signs Adonis Thomas . Sportando.com . August 26, 2016 . September 10, 2016.
  26. Web site: Banvit forvetini İtalya'da buldu . bsl.org.tr . July 19, 2017 . July 20, 2017 . Turkish.
  27. Web site: Adonis Thomas signs with Medi Bayreuth . Sportando . August 7, 2018 . August 7, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220409164928/http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/germany/bbl/284952/adonis-thomas-signs-with-medi-bayreuth.html . April 9, 2022.
  28. News: Gravelines-Dunkerque sign Adonis Thomas . September 14, 2019 . Sportando . En . September 16, 2019.
  29. News: Mineros Zacatecas land Adonis Thomas . January 22, 2020 . Sportando . En . January 23, 2020.
  30. News: Astana officially signs Adonis Thomas . Sportando . August 13, 2020 . August 13, 2020.
  31. News: Adonis Thomas joins BM Stal Ostrow. July 28, 2022. Sportando. En. August 13, 2022. Skerletic . Dario .
  32. Web site: Bnei Herzliya signs Adonis Thomas, parts ways with Justin Simon. November 19, 2023. Sportando. En. December 3, 2023.
  33. Web site: Adonis Thomas.