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PRO CAREER
Acquired by the Bobcats from the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 18, 2010, in exchange for Acie Law, Ronald “Flip” Murray and a future first-round draft pick… In
279 career games for Chicago and Charlotte, has averaged 8.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals in 20.4 minutes… Originally
selected by Portland with the fourth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft before having his rights traded to Chicago with Viktor Khryapa in exchange for the
draft rights to LaMarcus Aldridge.
PERSONAL
Full name is Tyrus Wayne Thomas… Nickname is “T-Time”… Mother
is Jessica Johnson… Has one brother, Travis, and one sister, Brandy…
Received the prestigious national Nobel Prize for public service, the
Jefferson Award, as the Outstanding Athlete as a Newcomer in Service and
Philanthropy at the 38th annual Jefferson Awards gala in Washington, DC,
on June 21, 2010… In 2007, established the Tyrus Thomas Foundation,
a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in
his home state of Louisiana and in other areas… The foundation funds
educational and recreational programs that target at-risk children and is
administered by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, which facilitated the
distribution of more than $30 million in grants in 2006 and raised $44
million for Hurricane Katrina relief… While in Chicago, was named the
2008-09 CDW/Blackberry Bulls Community Player of the Year and received
the Chicago Bulls 2009 Charles Lubin Award for his community achievements…
Assisted 9Lives icon “Morris the Cat” in kicking off the Million
Cat Rescue Campaign, a national initiative that is dedicated to saving
one million homeless cats… Favorite music is R&B and hip hop.
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