John Thomas (basketball)

John Thomas (born September 8 1975 in Minneapolis, Minnesota ) is an American professional Basketball player. He was the captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers team that advanced to the 1997 NCAA Final .

Selected by the New York Knicks with the 25th pick in the 1997 NBA Draft although he never played a game with them as he was traded, along with Dontae' Jones , Walter McCarty and Scott Brooks to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Chris Mills and two conditional second-round draft choices on October 22 , 1997. He was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Hawks in November 2005 from the Memphis Grizzlies and subsequently placed on waivers again on January 5, 2006. He has also played with the Toronto Raptors , Minnesota Timberwolves , Philadelphia 76ers , and New Jersey Nets .

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