Cote Thomas, a veteran in the NBA 18

Everyone still remembers Cote Thomas, the blue-collar veteran who has been fighting in the NBA for 18 years and one of the members of the Knicks Black Eight Miracle. This 2004-2005 season averaged double-double in the regular season, and at his peak (2000-2005), he averaged double-double in the game for five consecutive seasons. Should the insider who averaged double-double in the playoffs in the two seasons of 2000-2001 and 2003-2004 be considered a small person? I hesitated for a moment, but judging from his overall career performance and achievements, his positioning is still a role player, and he should be a small person.

Kurt Thomas, Kurt Thomas, 6-foot-9 inches (206 cm), plays as center (C)/power forward (PF). He was born on October 4, 1972 in Dallas, the third largest city in Texas, USA. He was produced by Christine University in Texas. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft. He played for nine teams in the Heat, Mavericks, Knicks, Suns, Supersonics (now known as the Thunder), Spurs, Bucks, Bulls, and Trail Blazers. In his 18-season NBA career, Kurt Thomas played 1,110 games in the regular season, including 650 starts, averaging 24.5 minutes per game, scoring 8.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.8 blocks. In the playoffs, they played 96 games, including 44 starts, averaging 19.7 minutes per game, scoring 5.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.5 blocks.

Although his physical fitness is not top-notch, Kurt Thomas has outstanding defense ability at low posts. In one-on-one defense, even facing a group of excellent inside players such as Duncan, Nowitzki, Yao Ming, O'Neal, etc., he has the ability to play a game. His mid-range shot is accurate and his shooting skills are solid. He takes a step back and catches the ball after a high pick-and-roll with the defender. He can create space for the defender to break through and easily score in open positions. He is a reliable player for the team. However, his offensive methods are relatively single, mainly relying on mid-range jump shots, lacking a diverse offensive method, his low-level singles and back-body skills are not excellent enough, and he is not good at breaking through to score in the inside line. His offensive threat is relatively limited, his physical fitness is average, he does not have an advantage among inside players, his physique is relatively small, and his athletic ability is not outstanding, which to a certain extent limits his rebounding ability and frame protection effect.

Looking at the entire career, although Cott Thomas is just a blue-collar player, he has also had many outstanding highlights in thousands of games. On March 17, 2002, local time in the United States, in the New York Knicks' away loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers 99:104 away, Cote Thomas started for 43 minutes, made 16 of 19 shots, and made 1 of 2 free throws, scoring the highest single-game 33 points in NBA career, plus 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.

Local time on November 8, 2002, in the New York Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers 94:107 away game, Kurt Thomas started for 36 minutes, made 15 of 22 shots, and made all three free throws, tying the NBA career highest 33 points, plus 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. On February 5, 2005, in the New York Knicks lost to the Phoenix Suns 106:114 away game, Kurt Thomas started for 37 minutes. Although he only scored 4 points and 4 assists, he grabbed the highest 21 rebounds in a single game in NBA from Stone. In the 2012-2013 season, Kurt Thomas returned to the Knicks. After the season ended, he gradually faded out of the arena and officially announced his retirement in 2015. After retirement, he completely faded out of the public's vision, returned to his family, and began to enjoy life. Except for participating in some charity activities, he rarely appeared in front of the media.