Has appeared in 190 career games (57 starts) in three NBA seasons with Brooklyn (2021-24)… Holds averages of 14.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 22.1 minutes per game… Has shot .440 (945-of-2149) from the field, .344 (242-of-703) from 3-point range and .855 (524-of-613) from the free-throw line… 2022-23 Season (Brooklyn Nets): Appeared in 57 games (four starts) and averaged 10.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 16.6 minutes per game… Shot .441 (201-of-456) from the floor, .383 (51-of-133) from 3-point range and .868 (151-of-174) from the free-throw line… Led the team with four 40+ point games, three of which came in consecutive contests (2/4–2/7)… Tallied 44 points (career-high-tying 16-of-23 FG, 4-of-5 3FG, 8-of-9 FT), five rebounds and five assists in 29 minutes against Washington on 2/4… Notched a career-high 47 points (15-of-29 FG, career-high 7-of-11 3FG, 10-of-11 FT), four rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes against the Clippers on 2/6… Recorded 43 points (11-of-23 FG, 3-of-9 3FG, career-high 18-of-20 FT) on 2/7 against Phoenix… Became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40+ points in three or more straight games and became the first Net in the franchise’s NBA history and just the 15th player across the entire league since the introduction of the 3-point line in 1979 to score 40 or more points in three or more straight games… His 134 points over those three games are the most for a player over such a stretch in the franchise’s NBA history… Added a fourth 40-point game with 46 points (career-high-tying 16-of-29 FG, 6-of-8 3FG, 8-of-8 FT), two rebounds, an assist, steal and block in 43 minutes in the season finale against Philadelphia on 4/9… Became the fifth player in Nets’ NBA history to register four or more 40-point games in a season, joining Vince Carter (three times), Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and John Williamson… In February, appeared in 11 games (three starts) and averaged 23.5 points (.454 FG, .411 3FG, .907 FT), 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 27.8 minutes per contest… Finished February with the highest scoring average in under 30.0 minutes per game for a month in franchise history… Averaged 39.0 points (.464 FG, .500 3FG, .942 FT), 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 38.4 minutes per contest in four games as a starter… Set the Nets season high for free throws made in a game (18) and free throws attempted in a game (20) on 2/7 and became the 10th Net to attempt 20 or more free throws in a single game… Missed 25 games (coach’s decision)… 2021-22 Season (Brooklyn Nets): Appeared in 67 games (two starts), registering averages of 8.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 17.6 minutes per game… Shot .433 (218-of-503) from the field, .270 (47-of-174) from 3-point range and .829 (87-of-105) from the free-throw line… Reached double figures 28 times… Tallied 20+ points 10 times, representing the most 20-point games for a Nets rookie since Brook Lopez recorded 13 in the 2008-09 season… His 10 20-point games ranked sixth among all rookies; he was the only rookie selected outside of the lottery to notch 10+ 20-point games… All 10 of his 20-point games came in 2022, tied for the third-most 20-point games in 2022 for a rookie, trailing only Jalen Green (second overall pick – 20), Cade Cunningham (first overall pick – 18) and tied with Scottie Barnes (fourth overall pick – 10)… The 10 20-point games were the fourth most all-time for a Net prior to turning 21, trailing only Cliff T. Robinson (47), Bernard King (13) and Brook Lopez (12)… Tallied a then career-high 30 points on 2/4 at Utah at 20 years, 114 days old, becoming the second-youngest player in franchise history to notch a 30-point game, trailing only Cliff T. Robinson’s 45 points on 3/9/80 vs. Detroit at 19 years, 362 days old… Posted 20+ points in five-straight road games (2/4–2/16), tied for the second-longest such streak for a rookie in franchise history, trailing only a seven-game streak of 20-point games on the road for Keith Van Horn in the 1997-98 season… Contributed 16 points in the fourth quarter (21 points on the evening) to help propel Brooklyn to a then franchise-record-tying 28-point comeback in a road victory over New York on 2/16… Put together his best month of the season in Feb., averaging 16.5 points per game in 26.7 minutes per game across 13 games, tied with Houston’s Jalen Green for the highest-scoring month among rookies; his points per game were the highest in a month for a Nets rookie since Kenyon Martin averaged 18.2 points per game in March 2001… Registered a team-high 214 total points in February, becoming the first Nets rookie to lead his team in scoring in a month since Keith Van Horn posted a team-high 296 points in January 1998…  Played the third-most games on the team, trailing only Patty Mills (81) and Bruce Brown (72)… Missed 10 games (coach’s decision)… Missed two games (G League assignment)… Missed two games (health and safety protocols)… Missed one game (back contusion)… Also appeared and started in two Showcase Cup games for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League and tallied 30+ points in each… First scored 33 points with six rebounds and three assists at the Delaware Blue Coats on 11/6 and then tallied 46 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals vs. Raptors 905 on 11/20.

COLLEGE CAREER: Played one season of college basketball at Louisiana State University… Freshman Season (2020-21): Appeared in and started 29 games in his lone season at LSU, averaging 23.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 33.0 minutes per game… Shot .406 (203-of-500) from the field, .325 (68-of-209) from 3-point range, and a Southeastern Conference-leading .882 (194-of-220) from the free-throw line… Earned All-SEC First Team honors, All-SEC Freshman Team honors and was an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American… Averaged 23.1 points in 17 SEC games… Averaged 28.5 points in his two NCAA Tournament games (27 vs. St. Bonaventure on 3/20 and 30 vs. Michigan on 3/22)… Had 22 20-point games, the most 20-point games of any LSU player since Shaquille O’Neal in 1992… Finished with the 13th-highest scoring average by an LSU player in history (minimum 20 games played)… His 22 games with over 20 points were the most by a Division I freshman in 2020-21… His scoring average finished as the fourth-highest scoring average for a first-year player on LSU, topped only by Pete Maravich as a sophomore in 1967-68 (43.8), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf as a freshman in 1988-89 (30.2) and Bob Pettit as a sophomore in 1951-52 (25.5)… Finished 11th all-time at LSU for total points (668) in a single season… When he recorded games of 29, 32, 28 and 26 points in succession against Nicholls State (12/26), Texas A&M (12/29), at Florida (1/2) and Georgia (1/6), he became the only SEC freshman with a four-game 25-point streak in the past 25 seasons… Had a 10-game streak of 20 points or more from 1/26–3/6… Made 68 3-pointers and had 13 games of three or more makes… Was first in the SEC and seventh in the nation in field goals made (203)… Finished first in the nation in free throws made at 194, placing as the sixth-best single season mark in LSU history… His .882 from the free-throw line finished as the fourth best for a season in LSU history (minimum 75 attempts)… Made 42 consecutive free throws during the season which set a school record and tied for the seventh longest consecutive free-throw make streak in SEC history… Drew 155 fouls on the season… Scored a season-best 32 points vs. Texas A&M 12/29 in the league opener… Played in all but 2.5 minutes in the five postseason games.

: Mother is Leslie Thomas… Born in Yokosuka, Japan… Out of high school, was a consensus five-star athlete, ranked 23rd in the ESPN 100, 23rd in the 247sports.com rankings and 25th by Rivals.com… Attended Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Va., for his first two years before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his junior and senior years… Led the 2019 NIKE EYBL circuit in points, averaging 29.5 points and earning POY… Selected to the 2020 Jordan Brand Classic… Won a total of nine championships in high school and summer ball… Enjoys playing video games and watching basketball to relax… Modeled his game growing up after the late Kobe Bryant… Favorite pro athlete outside of basketball is Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson… Named Co-MVP of the 2021 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas after leading all scorers with 27.0 points per game, finishing with the highest average ever for a player with at least four games played at Summer League.