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Etan Thomas is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine seasons. He was born on April 1, 1978, in Harlem, New York City. He attended Syracuse University, where he was a two-time All-Big East selection and was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2000.
Thomas was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He played for the Mavericks, the Washington Wizards, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Oklahoma City Thunder during his NBA career. He was a member of the Wizards team that reached the 2005 NBA Finals.
In addition to his basketball career, Thomas is an author, poet, and social activist. He has written several books, including Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge and We Matter: Athletes and Activism. He is also the founder of the Etan Thomas Foundation, which works to improve the lives of children in underserved communities.
As of 2021, Etan Thomas's net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.
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Aries |
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1 April, 1978 |
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1 April |
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New York City |
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United States |
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Etan Thomas Height, Weight & Measurements
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260 lbs |
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Who Is Etan Thomas's Wife?
His wife is Nichole Thomas
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Nichole Thomas |
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Etan Thomas Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Etan Thomas worth at the age of 46 years old? Etan Thomas’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
Etan Thomas's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
His name is derived from the 18th dynasty "heretic pharaoh" Akhenaten, an ancient Egyptian king.
In 2012, Thomas co-authored the autobiography Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge, which he discusses his fatherless childhood and the importance of fatherhood.
In the summer of 2011, Thomas starred in the dramatic production of Our Town by Thorton Wilder, alongside former Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Jared Jeffries, as well as Boost Mobile spokesman Faizon Love.
On September 2, 2010, it was announced that the Atlanta Hawks had signed Thomas.
In January 2010, Thomas donated $30,000 to the Haiti relief efforts after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
On July 27, 2009, he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder along with a 2010 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2010 second-round draft pick in exchange for guards Chucky Atkins and Damien Wilkins.
Thomas actively supported Barack Obama's 2008 campaign for U.S. president. On August 16, 2008, he appeared with Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean at stops in northern Virginia as part of the Democratic National Committee's "Register for Change" bus tour to encourage local voter registration drives. Thomas gave speeches at two stops in Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria.
During the Wizards' training camp for the 2007–08 NBA season, a routine physical examination discovered that he had a leaking aortic valve. On October 11, 2007, Thomas successfully underwent open heart surgery. He returned to play for the Wizards on October 29, 2008, a full year after his surgery. In his first game back, he had 10 points and eight rebounds.
In September 2005, Thomas was one of several celebrities to speak at an anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. He also spoke out at the September 15, 2007 anti-war protest in Washington D.C. He blogs for The Huffington Post. Thomas said he was inclined to be against the Iraq War, as he felt there was no clear reason to invade the country and the fact that some of his brother's friends who were deployed to Iraq, and upon learning about how terrified they were, decided to begin speaking out.
In 2005, Thomas released a book of poetry titled More Than an Athlete: Poems by Etan Thomas which included works critical of former Wizards head coach Doug Collins.
Without ever playing a game for the Mavericks, he was traded to the Washington Wizards in 2001. He averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds throughout the 2001–02 season.
Thomas played his college basketball at Syracuse University from 1996–2000, where he averaged 11 points per game and almost 7 rebounds per game and graduated with a degree in business management. His junior and senior years he was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year. At the end of his Syracuse career, Thomas was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He also played basketball at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK, where he was a teammate of De'Mond Parker, R.W. McQuarters and Ryan Humphrey.
Dedrick Etan Thomas (born April 1, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a published poet, freelance writer, activist, and motivational speaker, as well as a co-host of Centers of Attention, a sports talk show on ESPN Radio Syracuse in Syracuse, New York, alongside retired professional basketball player Danny Schayes.
