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Forward · 2013–14

Malcolm Thomas

Raised in San Diego mostly by his mother and aunts — his father was a Missouri All-American drafted by the Clippers — 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 late in 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, Los Angeles
Height
6′9″ (206 cm)
Weight
225 lb (102 kg)
College
San Diego State
Drafted
undrafted
Signature in the archive PREOWNED Utah Jazz Hat - #22
Also on the shelf — unsigned 2017-18 Upper Deck Euroleague Exclusives 56/100 #41 0e3

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With the Jazz

MALCOLM THOMAS · 2013–14 · PER GAME
SEASONTEAMGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%
2013–14UTA76.91.91.70.30.00.1.500.250
JAZZ TOTAL1 SEASON76.91.91.70.30.00.1.500.250

Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗  ·  Wikipedia ↗

Did you know

MALCOLM THOMAS · 6 NOTES
  • Korean club Mobis Phoebus released him despite his 21-point, 11-rebound averages — and still agreed to pay out his full salary.
  • Took a winding college road through Pepperdine and San Diego City College, where he averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds, before San Diego State.
  • Left San Diego State as the school's second-leading shot blocker of all time.
  • His NBA break came with San Antonio in 2012, reuniting him with former Aztec teammate Kawhi Leonard.
  • Averaged 20 points and a staggering 16.4 rebounds over 37 games for China's Jilin Northeast Tigers in 2016-17.
  • Still playing at 36 in Lebanon, he has now suited up professionally in twelve countries on four continents.