Malcolm Thomas

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Malcolm Thomas: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Raised in San Diego mostly by his mother and aunts — his father was an honorable mention All-American at Missouri and a Clippers draft pick — he fought his way up through Pepperdine, a junior college MVP season and two All-Mountain West years at San Diego State, reaching the 2011 Sweet 16. Undrafted, he bounced through the Korean league, the D-League, the Lakers, Spurs, Bulls and beyond, and played 7 games for the Jazz in the second half of the 2013-14 season before a July 2014 trade to Cleveland.

The grind never stopped: more than a decade after his debut he was still a working professional, playing for Sagesse in the Lebanese league.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah claimed him off waivers from San Antonio in January 2014, and traded him with John Lucas III and Erik Murphy to Cleveland that July.

Full name

Malcolm Iseiah Thomas

Utah Jazz tenure

2013–14

Position

Forward

Born

1988, Columbia, Missouri

Height

6′9″ (206 cm)

Weight

225 lb (102 kg)

College

San Diego State

Drafted

undrafted