Last Updated on January 10, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
Here is the detailed information about Isiah Thomas:
- Full Name: Isiah Lord Thomas III
- Nationality: United States (born in Chicago, Illinois)
- Number: 11 (Pistons)
- Shoe Size: Size 11
- Wingspan: 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 meters)
- Weight: Approximately 180 lbs (82 kg) during his playing career
- Height: 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 meters)
- Position: Point guard
- Draft: 1981, 1st round, 2nd pick overall by the Detroit Pistons
- DOB: Born April 30, 1961
- College: Indiana University
- High School: St. Joseph High School, Westchester, Illinois
- Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
- Rings: 2 NBA Championships (1989, 1990 with the Detroit Pistons)
- Kids: Two children (Joshua and Lauren)
- Retirement Age: Retired from playing in 1994 at age 33
- 2K Rating: 92 (1988-89 Pistons), 95 (Pistons all-time)
- Teams: Detroit Pistons
- Net Worth: Made $16,681,000 playing in the NBA
Notes:
- Isiah Thomas spent his entire career with the Detroit Pistons. It wasn’t that uncommon in his era. Another guard that did it was John Stockton for the Utah Jazz.
Fun Facts
- His mother named him after the book Isaiah in the Bible, which is why his middle name is Lord.
- Michael Jordan didn’t like him, but he didn’t know this until after they retired, or he says he would have treated Jordan differently.
- He was working for the Toronto Raptors when they drafted Tracy McGrady.
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