height_ft weight_lbs years birth_place draft_year team nationality position highschool article_title height_in birth_date image college name career_start
6 245 2004 2008 2008 -- 2009 2009 -- 2010 2010 -- 2011 -- 2011 -- 2012 2012 -- 2013 2013 2013 -- 2014 2005 2014 2015 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 -- schenectady , new york 2004 free philadelphia 76ers chicago bulls fortitudo bologna erdemirspor teramo basket erdemirspor agent scafati basket maccabi haifa soles de mexicali maccabi rishon lezion roanoke titanes del licey marinos de anzoátegui dazzle portland trail blazers atlanta hawks american power forward hargrave military academy -lrb- chatham , virginia -rrb- james thomas -lrb- basketball -rrb-
 8 22 november 1980 james thomas 02.jpg texas -lrb- 2000 -- 2004 -rrb- james thomas 2004
james thomas -lrb- basketball -rrb-

james d. thomas , jr. -lrb- born november 22 , 1980 -rrb- is an american professional basketball player .
a 6 ' 8 '' forward from the university of texas at austin , thomas was the recipient of the 2004-05 nba development league rookie of the year .
he played in the nba for the portland trail blazers , atlanta hawks , philadelphia 76ers , and chicago bulls .
after that he took his career overseas .
in 2012 he signed with maccabi haifa bc .
for the 2013 -- 14 season he signed with maccabi rishon lezion .
