Thomas Bryant is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Washington Wizards. Playing as a center, he had a very successful high school and college career before making the 2017 NBA draft where he was selected by the Utah Jazz. Although he is still very young in the NBA, he is one of the players that many would easily bet on to have a good career.
the biography
The Washington wizard was born ThomasJermaine Bryant on July 31, 1997 in Rochester, New York. Not much is known about his childhood, but it is known that he started playing basketball very early in life. His mother, Linda Bryant, is the dominant parent in his life.
He attended high school at Bishop Kearney High School in New York where he played basketball. In his freshman year, he led the school team to a 17-8 record, as well as the New York Class AA Tournament title and the New York Federation Tournament of Champions. Thomas Bryant also played for Huntington Prep School in 2014 before going to college.
Ranked among the best players in his school this year, Bryant had the choice between Kentucky, Syracuse and UCLA, among others, who were very interested in him, but he decided to leave for Indiana when his mother was in favor of Syracuse. . He decided not to go to college because his basketball schedule was chaotic at the time.
He played for Indiana from 2015 to 2017 when he decided to sign up for the 2017 NBA Draft. The forward/center played 69 games for the college rookie overall and had a statistically good average of 6.2 rebounds, 1 .2 assists, 0.6 steals, 1.2 blocks and 12.2 points per game. In 2015, he was named All-Star Jordan Brand Classic, All-American McDonald’s, as well as Big Ten All-Freshman Team and Third Team All-Big Ten in 2016.
Utah Jazz made him 42nd overall but was later traded alongside Josh Hart for Tony Bradley to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was sent to G-League affiliate the South Bay Lakers. There, he made All NBA G League First Team and NBA G League All-Rookie in 2018.
In June 2018, the Lakers dropped him from the 2018/2019 NBA season just a week before his contract would be guaranteed. Based on the rookie contract he signed with the team in July 2017, he was supposed to get guaranteed $1.38 million in the season. Following the waiver, the Rochester Native was claimed by the Washington Wizards.
Thomas Bryant was able to represent the United States at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Uruguay in 2013. The tournament was won by the United States after beating Argentina 94-48 in the final.
Thomas Bryant NBA Career Stats
In the NBA, Bryant has yet to enjoy significant playing time. However, he played 15 games during the 2017/2018 season with the LA Lakers, without making a start. Averaging 4.8 minutes per game, he has 381% field goal, 100% 3-point field goal and 556 shooting percentage per game. Also, he has 1.1 rebounds, .4 assists, .1 steals, .1 blocks and 1.5 points per game.
In the NBA G League, Bryant has made more appearances. He started 35 of the 37 games he played for South Bay during the 2017-18 season, averaging 30.7 minutes per game. He has an average field goal percentage of .595, a three-point field goal percentage of .595, and a free throw percentage of .64. Thomas also averaged 7.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.6 steals, 1.5 blocks and 19.7 points per game.
Height, weight and body measurements
Just like with most others you will find in the NBA or even basketball, Thomas Bryant is a player who has good height and an athletic build. It has a massive height of 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) and a weight of 112 kg (248 lb).
Looking at his overall body weight, the man in the front and center has 9.40% body fat, a hand length of 9.50 and a width of 10.25. More so, it has a wingspan of 7 feet 6 inches.
Although his skill is one of the main things that made him the star basketball player that he is, there is no denying the fact that his good structure has also helped him in many ways.