Isiah Thomas

About Isiah Thomas

"Zeke" was a Hall of Fame point guard for the Detroit Pistons, who led the team to back-to-back NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990. He was a three-time All-NBA First Team pick and a 12-time NBA All-Star.

Isiah Lord Thomas III is an American former professional basketball player, coach and executive who is an analyst for NBA on TNT. A point guard, the 12-time NBA All-Star was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. Thomas played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, leading them to the 1981 NCAA championship as a sophomore and declaring for the NBA draft. He was taken as the second overall pick by the Pistons in the 1981 NBA draft, and played for them his entire career, while leading the "Bad Boys" to the 1988–89 and 1989–90 NBA championships. After his playing career, he was an executive with the Toronto Raptors, a television commentator, an executive with the Continental Basketball Association, head coach of the Indiana Pacers, and an executive and head coach for the New York Knicks.

Nationality	American
College	Indiana (1979–1981)
NBA draft	1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2, Detroit Pistons
Listed height	6 ft 1 in
Listed weight	180 lb
High school	St. Joseph (Westchester, Illinois)
Born	April 30, 1961, Chicago, Illinois

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Trivia

Under the guidance of coach Bob Knight at Indiana University, he helped lead the school to an NCAA Championship in 1981, where he was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. 

Isiah Thomas before fame

He would drive 90 minutes to get to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, from his difficult neighborhood.

Achievement of Isiah Thomas

He helped lead Indiana University to an NCAA Championship in 1981, where he was voted the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, under the direction of coach Bob Knight.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$100 Million

Isiah Thomas family life

In July 1985, he married Lynn Kendall, with whom he had two children. With a separate woman, he had a son named Marc Dones.

Associations of Isiah Thomas

He was coached by Chuck Daly during his back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990.

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