kurt thomas was born in Dallas on October 4th, 1972, grew up in Dallas /Fort Worth, and joined the local Hillcrest High School. In the third grade, he was already an all-star player. In the last year of high school, his wrist fracture had to rest for half a season. After graduation, he was admitted to Texas Christian University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology. In his senior year, he averaged 28.9 points and 14.6 rebounds in the NCAA first-class competition, and he was also the third player in NCAA history to make such achievements. With this achievement, he was selected as the third team of China Unicom and was named the player of the year in Southwest China.
In the p>1995 draft, Thomas was selected by Miami Heat in the 1th overall pick, and his career began. In his rookie season, he became the scoring champion of the Heat six times. He also participated in the All-Star Rookie Contest and scored 9 points. However, his talent was not appreciated by Miami people. Two years later, he, Sasha Danilovic and Martin Muursepp, as bargaining chips for jamal mashburn, were packed together and thrown into Dallas. Unfortunately, the test of God was not over yet. In the 1997-98 season, he only played five games before quitting due to injury and worked as an assistant coach for the Mavericks for one year.
In p>1999, Thomas ushered in a turning point in his career. He joined the new york Knicks as a free agent. As a powerful striker, he served as both center and power forward. There, his enthusiasm and dedication to his work made him recognized by the league. And renewed the contract with new york on August 1st, 2. At this point, he has become the toughest and most trustworthy player in new york.
However, as time went on, Thomas was unhappy in new york. In 24, because he could not find a buyer, new york had to renew his contract for another four years and 3 million yuan. The contradiction between him and Marbury, the boss of the team, forced new york to consider trading him out. At this time, the Suns made an attractive offer, so Thomas came to Phoenix, a hot desert city, bearing the hope of all Suns fans. On June 2, 25, the tired Phoenix people stopped in front of the powerful Spurs, and a magical season ended. Too late to be sad, too late to regret, the Phoenix people started a new round of formation work non-stop. Five bitter battles have proved that without defense, it is impossible to shake the Spurs simply by attacking. Only by further strengthening the inside strength can we compete with the champion team like the Spurs. As a result, D 'Antoni made up his mind and traded "Ah Q" Quentin Richardson and No.21 rookie nate robinson for KT from new york on the day of the draft. "We have been looking for (suitable insider candidates)." After getting Thomas, Sun coach D 'Antoni was very excited. "We are not rebuilding for the future, because the future of the Sun is just around the corner. In order to cross the mountain of San Antonio, we must find the right person, and Kurt is exactly what the team needs. "
But this is undoubtedly a gamble, and everyone is wondering: Can KT keep up with the rhythm of the Sun final fight? Not to mention his advanced age of 34. Faced with such a question, Thomas did not hesitate to refute: "I can! No matter how fast or slow they play, I can adapt well. I can't wait to do a pick-and-roll with steve nash. " However, such an answer has not dispelled the doubts hanging over people's hearts. To make matters worse, the bad news broke in October, and Stoudemire suffered a knee injury and had to rest for at least four months. D 'Antoni's previous wishful thinking was completely disrupted. There is no doubt that all the pressure fell on the 34-year-old veteran and Thomas was pushed to the forefront. In the face of all Phoenix people's long-awaited eyes, can he replace amare to hold up the sky in the sun-forbidden zone? In the first preseason game, KT handed over two pairs of double-tens, which is a good sign. . . . . . People in Phoenix think so.
The new season has begun, but KT's performance has given a blow to all those who expect it.
In the first game, Thomas scored 7 points and 3 rebounds. Yes, this is just the beginning. It does take some time to get used to it. We can wait. However, in the next few games, KT's rebounds were 3, 2, 8, 7, 5, 5, 6 and 3. The fans were immediately divided into two distinct factions: pro-KT and anti-KT. Thomas said that he still needed time to get used to the whirlwind style of the sun. He came to Phoenix from muscular new york, and he was still a little unaccustomed. "I know that the running and bombing tactics are popular in the west, and I have already made preparations, but it is still not so easy to keep up with the rhythm of the sun." Everyone is waiting anxiously, waiting for the tough man to prove himself.
Look at these lonely and poor figures, watch opponents rampage in the penalty area every night, and watch teammates get frustrated because they can't get rebounds. Dragged into the tired face of positional warfare, the small universe that Thomas had accumulated for a long time finally broke out. From the end of November to the first six games in December, KT began to brush the board crazily, averaging an astonishing 14.3 rebounds per game. But after a short climax, KT fell into silence again. Of course, you can't judge a person just by rebounding. For a veteran like KT, who has been in the league for more than ten years and whose skills have been finalized, it is really impossible for him to follow Nash and Mali. DA guarantees his starting quota, but compresses his playing time in order to strive for maximum reconciliation.
But don't forget the original intention of Sun for him-strong bottom defense. KT's outstanding performance in the home game against the Spurs on January 8, 26 proved that the personnel adjustment made by the Sun with the Spurs as its imaginary enemy was successful, what's more, we didn't have amare yet.
Next, KT's performance has been well-behaved, and the calm Phoenix people realized that this was originally a basket-leading player who took bullets for amare, and we can't expect him by all-star standards. Thomas has done enough to make us proud. With him, Marion can avoid using a relatively weak figure to confront other tall and strong power forwards; With him, the Sun's defensive efficiency rose to the sixth place in the league, with 1 points lost every 1 times. Even his rebounding is not as bad as expected. With him, the efficiency of the Sun's defensive rebounding has soared, and the proportion of their opponents who missed the ball has risen from 68.3% last season to 72.9% in 25-6. This is the change that Thomas' arrival brought to the sun. The biggest improvement of the Suns in 25-6 season is undoubtedly defense, which makes some people believe that whether Stoudemire comes back or not, the Suns have great prospects in the 26 playoffs, by going up one flight of stairs.
However, the last remaining spark of hope was ruthlessly killed by injuries.
On February 23rd, 26, Thomas broke his right foot.
According to the team doctor's diagnosis, Thomas will be out for at least 6 to 8 weeks. This is another heavy blow to the Suns, who have already lost their bully. They will have to rely on Boyce Dior and shawn marion to support the inside.
In the next game, the sun became more and more difficult. In the 15 games after Kurt's injury, the opponent's shooting percentage reached 51.5%, while before Kurt's injury, the opponent's shooting percentage was only 43.4%. When talking about KT, Raja Bell said with emotion: "When we have Kurt, we don't need to keep running at the low positions at both ends of the court. Kurt will complete the defense work in his position."
The inside pillar collapsed, and Thomas' performance in the Suns in 25-6 came to an abrupt end. There is a feeling of wanting more in my chest.
KT left the doomed 25-6 season, and spent eight months preparing for next season.
We have reason to believe that KT's performance is not over yet.
In the p>26-7 season, which was his 12th season, Thomas averaged 4.6 points and 5.7 rebounds. He scored in double digits 1 times this season, including the game against the Clippers on November 5, 26, when he scored 15 points. Thomas had more than 1 rebounds in 12 times and won double-doubles in 3 times. Thomas missed 15 games with an elbow injury in the middle of the season.
In the p>27 playoffs, Thomas scored double digits three times, including 15 points when Suns vs Spurs, and he also grabbed 12 rebounds in that game, which was the first time he got a double-double since the 24 playoffs. Thomas also rebounded in double figures in two games, all of which were created in the game of Suns vs Spurs. Thomas has been enthusiastic about social welfare since he joined the League. He widely participated in a large number of charitable activities, such as Make-a-Wishfoundation and Literary Instruction for Texas, and a program called "Thomas gives you a ball" (a poor family is invited to watch each game and an autographed basketball is given). In 2, he won the "beyond the game”award and was elected to the" World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame ". He won the best community help award of the month three times. In the third year of joining the alliance, he initiated a plan of "Kurt Thomas Investment Challenge" (Kurt Thomas Investment Challenge), which was undertaken by Merrill Lynch, a famous market research company/investment bank. Mainly to teach high school students in new york how to invest in the stock exchange market. The program was a great success, with more than 9 students successfully completing the course. More people won the opportunity of paid internship in Merrill Lynch company. In addition, Thomas also awarded eight university scholarships worth $1,75 to students.
Through his "Rebounds for Research" program, Thomas also participated in a very important project-National Neurobiology Foundation. While trying to raise money for the foundation, he also made more and more people realize that they should care for and help those disabled people who are not known. Many organizations and groups, whether in new york, Dallas or Phoenix, have benefited a lot from Thomas' help. From reading plans to literary guidance, the existence of KT has changed the lives of many children. Think that my grandfather is my closest friend;
like sleeping and playing computer games;
He spends his rest time in Dallas every season.
Before he played basketball, Thomas' favorite thing to do was to play golf.
likes to stay with his family; Committed to helping children;
kurt is the author of two coloring books, "playing with heart".