On February 25, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA continued its regular season game after the adjustment of All-Star Weekend, and in the development league game, there was also a player who attracted great attention, that is, the strongest 175 Thomas Jr. in the past!
After joining the Nuggets' development league team, the Big Rapids Gold Nuggets, he scored 45 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the first game, and was the best player in the game, but he was not able to lead the team to victory. In his second game with the team, Thomas Jr. played well again, shooting 11-of-21 from the game and scoring 33 points and seven assists!
In these two games, he averaged 39 points and 5 assists per game, which is indeed very scary, to know that Thomas Jr. is now 33 years old, generally according to normal circumstances, if he can't get a foothold in the NBA in this grade, he should choose to retire.
But Thomas Jr. still hasn't given up his career, he still sticks to his NBA dream this season, and plays for the Lakers and The Lone Rangers, although the effect is not very good, but at least it proves that he is working hard. After leaving the Lone Rangers, no team was willing to sign him, but he still chose to join the development league to wait for the opportunity, and played two extremely wonderful personal shows in the development league game.
For Thomas Jr., from the all-star player of the year, the king of the last quarter, the core identity of the team, in just a few years, it has become a state that is now difficult to stay in the NBA, which is indeed somewhat poignant. But to be able to chase your dreams at this age, at a complete disadvantage in height, is indeed very admirable!