Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) – Fifteen-year NBA veteran Kurt Thomas signed a free agent deal Monday with the Chicago Bulls, helping bolster the team's frontcourt.
Kurt Thomas Signs With Chicago Bulls
Known more for his hard-nosed play more than his scoring ability, Thomas, averaging 8.8 points per game and 7.0 rebounds during his career, is playing for eighth NBA team.
“I feel great,” Thomas told Bulls.com while at the United Center taking a physical. “I’m definitely strong as ever both physically and mentally. Coming off of last year, I feel like I can still play at a high level. I have tried to carry that on into the summer, and I am really looking forward to training camp this year.”
Playing with the Bucks last season, Thomas averaged 3.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in 70 games. He averaged 15 minutes a night for the Bucks but proved he could still play in the postseason.
Filling in for the injured Andrew Bogut, who missed the entire first round playoff series with the Hawks, Thomas averaged 28.4 minutes a game and averaged 5.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per contest, as the Bucks stretched the Hawks to a deciding seventh game.
Thomas also has a connection with Bulls new coach Tom Thibodeau, who was an assistant when the 6-foot-9 power forward was with the Knicks.
“He has a tremendous knowledge of the game,” Thomas said of Thibodeau. “He’s a very hard worker—it seems like he eats and sleeps in the gym because he never leaves. He puts in the time to make sure his team is prepared.”
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