Lance Thomas

Lance Thomas

36-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent    
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, $262,152 contract with the Nets in July of 2020.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Thomas was born Apr. 24, 1988 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey for his freshman and sophomore campaigns. For his years as an upperclassman, he attended St. Benedict's Preparatory School. There, he led the team to two Prep A Division New Jersey State titles with a 56-3 record. During his senior campaign, he averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. Following his senior year, he played in the 2006 McDonald's All-American game. He was considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. Before playing collegiately at Duke, Thomas won a gold medal for the USA at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. Thomas had a standout senior campaign at Duke, where he was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team while averaging 4.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.8 combined steals-plus-blocks. Despite being a highly touted recruit for Duke, Thomas was never a star. He learned his role and stuck to it. The 6-9 forward was a relentless defender and brought plenty of intangibles to the Blue Devils. On offense, he was opportunistic but rarely had plays called for him. Thomas started 18 games as a freshman and averaged 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds. He backed up players such as Josh McRoberts and fellow freshman Gerald Henderson. The Blue Devils were upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by VCU. The forward started 28 of 32 games as a sophomore, but his numbers (4.3 points 3.3 rebounds) did not change much. Duke won its first NCAA Tournament game against Belmont before losing to West Virginia. As a junior, the New Jersey native came off the bench for the majority of the season and backed up Kyle Singler and Brian Zoubek. The Blue Devils advanced to the Sweet 16 before losing to Villanova. Everything came together in Thomas' senior season. He was a co-captain of the team with Jon Scheyer. The squad won the NCAA Championship by beating Butler in the finals. Thomas played in 140 games for the Blue Devils and averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds.

Coming off bench
FBrooklyn Nets
August 7, 2020
Thomas will come off the bench Friday against the Kings, Greg Logan of Newsday reports.
ANALYSIS
Thomas will come off the bench for the first time during the restart. So far, he's averaging 3.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 17.0 minutes.
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How does Lance Thomas compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
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  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
48.5%
 
Effective Field Goal %
43.5%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
56.5%
 
Free Throw Rate
17.4%
 
Offensive Rebound %
2.2%
 
Defensive Rebound %
11.3%
 
Total Rebound %
6.8%
 
Assist %
8.3%
 
Steal %
0.0%
 
Block %
0.0%
 
Turnover %
16.3%
 
Usage %
13.1%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
6.1
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.4
 
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Playing in his third year with the Knicks, Thomas finally put together a relatively healthy campaign, playing in 73 games after logging less than 60 in each of the prior two seasons. The seven-year veteran still played just a minor role off the bench though and actually saw his smallest workload since playing in just 10 games during the 2013-14 season. Thomas finished the year averaging just 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds across 18.5 minutes. While the Knicks are set to be without Kristaps Porzingis (knee) for at least the first few months of the upcoming season, Thomas still doesn't stand to see a significant uptick in his minutes. The Knicks brought in Mario Hezonja in free agency and also nabbed Kevin Knox with the ninth overall pick in the draft, both of whom should slot in above him on the depth chart. Fantasy owners can go ahead and avoid Thomas in the majority of leagues, though if he does get more run than expected, Thomas could be a source of three-pointers after shooting above 40 percent from deep in each of the last three years.
Thomas saw his role fluctuate greatly on a game-to-game basis throughout the 2016-17 campaign. However, it was an orbital fracture and a hip injury that ultimately derailed his season. He played in just 46 games overall, including 15 starts, though he added averages of just 6.0 points and 3.1 rebounds across 21.0 minutes. That marked his smallest workload over the last three seasons. Still, Thomas did show plenty of promise as a three-point shooter, as he finished the year shooting a career-best 44.7 percent from deep. With Carmelo Anthony likely on his way out of New York, that three-point ability alone could earn Thomas some more looks in the regular rotation. That said, Thomas will likely once again come off the bench behind Kristaps Porzingis at power forward and with added competition in the form of Michael Beasley, it's unlikely Thomas is able to improve much on his 2016-17 averages. That should keep him as a non-factor in most Fantasy leagues.
Re-signed to a one-year, $1.6 million contract this offseason, Thomas was traded to the Knicks in January of last season and proceeded to average 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 26 minutes per game across 40 appearances for New York. Although that stint brought career-best numbers virtually across the board from Thomas, such production was inflated due to the Knicks' mostly anemic roster, which allowed a competent yet limited player like Thomas to make 24 starts. At 27 years old, the small forward has averaged just 17 minutes during his four-year career and figures to be restricted to a deep bench role in his second season in New York, thus warranting little fantasy consideration from prospective owners.
Thomas started 19 games for the Pelicans over the past two seasons but was waived in the offseason. The Duke product eventually returned to New Orleans on a non-guaranteed deal. If he makes the team, Thomas likely won't see much action, barring injuries to the forwards ahead of him on the depth chart.
Signed last season and appearing in 42 games (starting 10), Thomas averaged 3.0 rpg and 4.0 ppg. As a backup small forward, Thomas looks to be in a position battle with Darius Miller for a reserve role.
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Starting again Sunday
FBrooklyn Nets
August 2, 2020
Thomas is in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against Washington, Alex Schiffer of The Athletic reports.
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Starting in opener
FBrooklyn Nets
July 31, 2020
Thomas is starting Friday's restart opener against the Magic, Alex Schiffer of The Athletic reports.
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Signs on with Nets
FBrooklyn Nets
July 14, 2020
Thomas officially signed with the Nets on Tuesday, Ian Begley of SNY reports.
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Gets waived
FLong Island Nets   G League (Nets)
October 18, 2019
Thomas was waived by the Nets on Friday, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.
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Deal with Nets becomes official
FBrooklyn Nets
September 27, 2019
Thomas signed with the Nets on Friday, Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic reports.
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Expected to join Nets
FFree Agent
July 12, 2020
Thomas is nearing a deal with the Nets and is expected to join the team for the resumption of the 2019-20 season in Orlando, Ian Begley of SportsNet New York reports.
ANALYSIS
More than any of the other 21 teams in Orlando, no squad has been hit harder by personnel losses than the Nets, who will be without three players due to injury (Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Nicolas Claxton), three more due to positive COVID-19 tests (Spencer Dinwiddie, Taurean Prince and DeAndre Jordan), and one due to opt-out (Wilson Chandler). Thomas, who attended training camp with the Nets before being cut in October, looks poised to re-sign with the team as it attempts to get some healthy bodies in the fold before the season resumes July 31. Thomas most recently suited up for the Knicks during the 2018-19 season, appearing in 46 games and averaging 4.5 points and 2.5 boards in 17.0 minutes per contest.
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