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Thomas Jermaine Bryant (born July 31, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2015 to 2017.[1]

Thomas Bryant

Bryant with the Washington Wizards in 2022
No. 31 – Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1997-08-31) August 31, 1997 (age 25) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Kearney (Irondequoit, New York) Huntington Prep (Huntington, West Virginia)
College	Indiana (2015–2017)
NBA draft	2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2018	Los Angeles Lakers
2017–2018	→South Bay Lakers
2018–2022	Washington Wizards
2022–present	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
First-team All NBA G League (2018) NBA G League All-Rookie Team (2018) Third-team All-Big Ten (2016) Big Ten All-Freshman team (2016) McDonald's All-American (2015)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing  United States FIBA Americas U16 Championship 2013 Uruguay National team

High school career

Bryant played basketball at Bishop Kearney, where as a sophomore he led his team to a 17–8 record, the 2013 New York Class AA Tournament crown, and the New York Federation Tournament of Champions.[2]

After his sophomore year, Bryant transferred to Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia during the 2014 school year. As a junior, he averaged 13.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game.[3] While there, he played on the AAU team, Team SCAN on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Circuit.[4] On January 3, 2015, Bryant scored 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 89–49 win over Whitney Young.[5] As a senior, Bryant averaged 17.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 2.5 steals per game. He was ranked the 20th best recruit in the 2015 class by ESPN and was recruited heavily by many schools, including Indiana, Kentucky, Syracuse, UCLA, and other power conference schools.[6] However, his final decision came down to Indiana and Syracuse. According to Bryant's mother, who was heavily in favor of Syracuse, " [he] picked Indiana because Syracuse's basketball program was in chaos." While Bryant was trying to decide which school to attend, Syracuse was in the middle of an NCAA investigation, which eventually led to the loss of 12 scholarships over the next four years, 108 vacated wins, and Jim Boeheim being suspended for the first 9 games of the 2015–2016 ACC season.[7]

Bryant's final verbal commitment to Indiana was televised live on April 4, 2015 during the Dick's Sporting Goods National Tournament on ESPN.[8]

During the McDonald's All-American Game, Bryant scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 16 minutes of play for the East team.[9] He was the fifth consecutive McDonald's All-American Tom Crean was able to recruit to play at IU.

College career

Bryant had a break out performance in an 86–65 win against Creighton. He recorded 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks in the Hoosiers win. Bryant contributed 19 points and five rebounds in a win over Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. Bryant averaged 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a freshman. After the season, Bryant was named both Big Ten All-Freshman team as well as Third-team All-Big Ten.[10]

Bryant announced his return for his sophomore year. His shooting percentage declined as a sophomore, but Bryant averaged 12.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.[11] Bryant was projected as a possible top 5 pick in the 2017 NBA draft heading into the season along with teammate OG Anunoby .

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2017–2018)

On June 22, 2017, Bryant was drafted 42nd overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. He was later traded along with the 30th pick, Josh Hart to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the Lakers 28th pick, Tony Bradley.[12] On July 30, 2017, Bryant signed his rookie scale contract with the Lakers.[13] On June 30, 2018, the Lakers waived Bryant.[14]

The Lakers assigned Thomas Bryant to their G League affiliate the South Bay Lakers. Following the 2017–18 season, he was named to the All-NBA G League First Team.[15]

Washington Wizards (2018–2022)

On July 2, 2018, Bryant was claimed off waivers by the Washington Wizards.[16]

On December 22, 2018, Bryant shot 14–14 and scored a career-high 31 points against the Phoenix Suns,[17] tying for the fourth most field goals made without a miss in NBA history, with only Wilt Chamberlain exceeding the 14 field goal mark.[18]

On July 7, 2019, Bryant re-signed with the Wizards on a 3-year, $25 million contract.[19][20]

On July 9, 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[21]

On January 10, 2021, the Wizards announced that Bryant had suffered a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 124–128 loss to Miami Heat a day before.[22]

Return to the Lakers (2022–present)

On July 6, 2022, Bryant signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[23]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	L.A. Lakers	15	0	4.8	.381	.100	.556	1.1	.4	.1	.1	1.5
2018–19	Washington	72	53	20.8	.616	.333	.781	6.3	1.3	.3	.9	10.5
2019–20	Washington	46	36	24.9	.581	.407	.741	7.2	1.8	.5	1.1	13.2
2020–21	Washington	10	10	27.1	.648	.429	.667	6.1	1.5	.4	.8	14.3
2021–22	Washington	27	9	16.3	.520	.286	.875	4.0	.9	.2	.8	7.4
Career		170	108	20.1	.590	.350	.764	5.7	1.3	.4	.9	10.2

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Indiana	35	35	22.6	.683	.333	.706	5.8	1.0	.5	.9	11.9
2016–17	Indiana	34	34	28.1	.519	.383	.730	6.6	1.5	.8	1.5	12.6
Career		69	69	25.3	.592	.373	.718	6.2	1.2	.6	1.2	12.2

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com 
• Indiana Hoosiers bio
• USA Basketball bio

На других языках

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[de] Thomas Bryant

Thomas Jermaine Bryant (* 31. Juli 1997 in Rochester, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler. Der 2,08 Meter große Center steht seit 2022 bei den Los Angeles Lakers in der National Basketball Association (NBA) unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Thomas Bryant (basketball)

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[es] Thomas Bryant

Thomas Jermaine Bryant (Rochester, Nueva York, 31 de julio de 1997) es un baloncestista estadounidense que actualmente pertenece a la plantilla de Los Angeles Lakers de la NBA. Con 2,08 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de pívot.

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[ru] Брайант, Томас

Томас Джермейн Брайант (англ. Thomas Jermaine Bryant; род. 31 июля 1997, Рочестер, Нью-Йорк) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий в НБА за клуб «Вашингтон Уизардс». Играет на позиции центрового.

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