- Jamel Thomas
Jamel Thomas (born
July 19 1976 , inBrooklyn ,New York ) is an American professionalbasketball player, formerly in theNBA . He is 1.98 m (6'6") in height. He is currently playing forEldo Napoli in the Italian Serie A. In 2006-07 he played for Besiktas ColaTurka Istanbul inTurkey [ [http://www.tblstat.net/pd.asp?p=1299 Jamel Thomas - Turkish Basketball League Player ] ] and Angelico Biella inItaly . He has played collegiately forProvidence College . He played in the NBA in 1999-2000 (3 games forBoston Celtics and 4 games forGolden State Warriors ) and 2000-01 (5 games forNew Jersey Nets ). His career averages are 8.5 MPG, 2.6 PPG and 1.8 RPG. He has also been signed for a brief period byCleveland Cavaliers andPortland Trail Blazers (1999-00 season) andUtah Jazz (2000-01 season), but he has never played for those teams in an NBA game.Thomas is the older half-brother of current
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Sebastian Telfair . [ [http://www.nba.com/draft2004/profiles/SebastianTelfair.html Prospect Profile: Sebastian Telfair] ]Thomas has written a book about his life titled "The Beautiful Struggle". It is due out from
Xlibris in late September. In the book, Thomas comments on cousinStephon Marbury , as well as half brother Sebastian Telfair. [Mark Lelinwalla. " [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/09/04/2008-09-04_stephon_marburys_cousin_jamel_thomas_wri.html Stephon Marbury's cousin Jamel Thomas writes about NBA star] ." "New York Daily News". September 4, 2008. Retrieved on September 5, 2008.]Notes
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jamel_thomas/index.html?nav=page NBA Player Profile]
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THOMAJA01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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