ISIAH THOMAS





Dream Team II

Guard
6-1 185 lbs.
04/30/61
Chicago, Ill.
Indiana '81


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history
Member of the 1989 and 1990 Detroit Pistons NBA World Championship teams
Holds single-game record for most three-point field goals attempted, none made- (9; 11/06/92 vs. Milwaukee)
All-NBA First Team selection (1984-86)
All-NBA Second Team selection (1983 and 1987)
All-NBA Rookie Team selection (1982)
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (1990)
NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1984 and 1986)
Holds career record for most steals in NBA All-Star Games-(31)
A member of the Gold-medal winning 1994 USA Men's World Championship Basketball "Dream Team II"
All-time Pistons leader in Games, Points, Steals, Assists, Field-Goals Made and Attempted and Free-throws made and Attempted
Scored 16 points in the last 94 seconds of regulation in the decisive Game Five of 1984 playoffs vs. New York Knicks in what is considered to be one of the greatest clutch performances of all time
Shares NBA Finals single-game record of hitting 4 (four) 3-pointers during the 3rd quarter of Game 4 vs. Portland
Shares NBA Finals single-game record of 6(six) steals in Game Six of 1988 NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Holds NBA Finals single-game record for most points scored in a quarter ( 3rd quarter ; 25 points vs. Los Angeles Lakers in the 1988 NBA Finals
A member of the 1980 US Olympic Basketball squad w/c boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the former Soviet Union's military occupation of Afghanistan
Member of the 1981 University of Indiana Hoosiers NCAA Championship team

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (second pick overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft. Retired on 5/4/94.

C A R E E R   A V E R A G E S  REBOUNDS
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DFF TOT APG SPG BPG PPG
81-82 Det 72 33.8 .424 .288 .704 0.8 2.1 2.9 7.8 2.08 0.24 17.0
82-83 Det 81 38.2 .472 .288 .710 1.3 2.8 4.1 7.8 2.46 0.36 22.9
83-84 Det 82 36.7 .462 .338 .733 1.2 2.7 3.9 11.1 2.49 0.40 21.3
84-85 Det 81 38.1 .458 .257 .809 1.4 3.0 4.4 13.9 2.31 0.31 21.2
85-86 Det 77 36.2 .488 .310 .790 1.1 2.5 3.6 10.8 2.22 0.26 20.9
86-87 Det 81 37.2 .463 .194 .768 1.0 2.9 3.9 10.0 1.89 0.25 20.6
87-88 Det 81 36.1 .463 .309 .774 0.8 2.6 3.4 8.4 1.74 0.21 19.5
88-89 Det 80 36.6 .464 .273 .818 0.6 2.8 3.4 8.3 1.66 0.25 18.2
89-90 Det 81 34.5 .438 .309 .775 0.9 2.9 3.8 9.4 1.72 0.23 18.4
90-91 Det 48 40.4 .435 .292 .782 0.7 2.6 3.3 9.3 1.56 0.21 16.2
91-92 Det 78 37.4 .446 .291 .772 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.2 1.51 0.19 18.5
92-93 Det 79 37.0 .418 .308 .737 0.9 2.0 2.9 8.5 1.56 0.23 17.6
93-94 Det 58 30.2 .417 .310 .702 0.8 1.9 2.7 6.9 1.17 0.10 14.8
Career 979 36.3 .452 .290 .759 1.0 2.6 3.6 9.3 1.90 0.25 19.2
Playoff 111 38.0 .441 .346 .769 1.2 3.5 4.7 8.9 2.11 0.34 20.4
All-Star 11 29.0 .571 .400 .771 1.2 1.3 2.5 8.8 2.82 0.00 16.8

C A R E E R   T O T A L S  REBOUNDS
YEAR TEAM G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST STL BLK PTS
81-82 Det 72 2433 453-1068 17-59 302-429 57 152 209 565 150 17 1225
82-83 Det 81 3093 725-1537 36-125 368-518 105 223 328 634 199 29 1854
83-84 Det 82 3007 669-1448 22-65 388-529 103 224 327 914 204 33 1748
84-85 Det 81 3089 646-1410 29-113 399-493 114 247 361 1123 187 25 1720
85-86 Det 77 2790 609-1248 26-84 365-462 83 194 277 830 171 20 1609
86-87 Det 81 3013 626-1353 19-98 400-521 82 237 319 813 153 20 1671
87-88 Det 81 2927 621-1341 30-97 305-394 64 214 278 678 141 17 1577
88-89 Det 80 2924 569-1227 33-121 287-351 49 224 273 663 133 20 1458
89-90 Det 81 2993 579-1322 42-136 292-397 74 234 308 765 139 19 1492
90-91 Det 48 1657 289-665 19-65 179-229 35 125 160 446 75 10 776
91-92 Det 78 2918 564-1264 25-86 292-378 68 179 247 560 118 15 1445
92-93 Det 79 2922 526-1258 61-198 278-377 71 161 232 671 123 18 1391
93-94 Det 58 1750 318-763 39-126 181-258 46 113 159 399 68 6 856
Career 979 35516 7194-15904 398-1373 4036-5316 951 2527 3478 9061 1861 249 18822
Playoff 111 4216 825-1869 81-234 530-689 134 390 524 987 234 38 2261
All-Star 11 318 76-133 6-15 27-35 13 14 27 97 31 0 16.8






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