Daniel Theis

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Daniel Theis
2016 Basketball AUT vs GER Daniel Theis.jpg
Theis with Germany in 2016
No. 27 – Houston Rockets
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-04-04) April 4, 1992 (age 29)
Salzgitter, Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012Phantoms Braunschweig
2010–2012→SG Braunschweig
2012–2014ratiopharm Ulm
2014–2017Brose Bamberg
2017–2021Boston Celtics
2021Chicago Bulls
2021–presentHouston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Daniel Theis (born April 4, 1992) is a German professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After seven seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga where he was a four-time All Star and three-time champion, Theis signed with the Boston Celtics of the NBA where he played for four seasons before a trade brought him to the Chicago Bulls.

Professional career[]

Germany[]

Born in Salzgitter, Theis went through the Braunschweig youth system. He made his debut in the German top-tier level league, the Basketball Bundesliga, during the 2010–11 season. Theis primarily gained playing time with the club's development squad, where he played alongside his older brother, Frank,[1] from 2010 to 2012. He earned the Eurobasket.com website's All-2.Pro B Most Improved Player of the Year honors in 2011. In Braunschweig, Theis was also a teammate of fellow future NBA player Dennis Schröder.[2]

In the 2013–14 season, while with ratiopharm Ulm, Theis won the BBL Best Young Player award.[3] Following his breakout season with Ulm, Theis signed with fellow German Bundesliga club Brose Bamberg.[4] In the 2014 off-season, he played in the 2014 NBA Summer League for the Washington Wizards' summer league team.

In the 2014–15 season, Theis won his first German League championship with Brose Baskets. Brose beat FC Bayern Munich 3–2 in the German League Finals.[5] In April 2015, he signed a fresh two-year deal with the Bamberg team,[6] and he won two more German championships with Bamberg, in 2016 and 2017.

Boston Celtics (2017–2021)[]

On July 20, 2017, Theis signed with the Boston Celtics.[7] He made his NBA debut on October 18 against the Milwaukee Bucks.[8] On March 12, 2018, Theis suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee,[9] and missed the remainder of the 2017–18 season after Theis repaired his left knee lateral meniscus in a surgery.[10]

On October 29, 2018, Theis was found to have a slight tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot and was scheduled to be out indefinitely, but he returned shortly after the injury on November 11 vs. the Portland Trail Blazers.[11][12]

On July 17, 2019, the Boston Celtics announced that they had re-signed Theis, along with former Brose Bamberg teammate Brad Wanamaker.[13] The contract was reported to be worth $10 million in total for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[14]

Two thirds through the season, on February 21, 2020, Theis had a career-high 25 points and 16 rebounds in a win against the Minnesota Timberwolves.[15] Celtics coach Brad Stevens said that Theis complemented the rest of the starters, playing in a way that "fits the other guys perfect."[16]

Chicago Bulls (2021)[]

On March 25, 2021, Theis was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade involving the Washington Wizards.[17] By April 12, he had worked his way into the starting lineup against the Memphis Grizzlies.[18] On April 26, Theis scored 23 points and had 12 rebounds and 5 assists in a 110–102 victory against the Miami Heat.[19]

Houston Rockets (2021–present)[]

On August 7, 2021, Theis was traded to the Houston Rockets via a sign-and-trade deal.[20]

National team career[]

Theis was a member of the junior national teams of Germany. With Germany's junior national teams, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

On July 27, 2014, Theis made his first appearance with the senior German national basketball team in a game against Finland.[21] With Germany's senior team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015 qualification tournament.[22]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Boston 63 3 14.9 .541 .310 .753 4.3 .9 .5 .8 5.3
2018–19 Boston 66 2 13.8 .549 .388 .737 3.4 1.0 .3 .6 5.7
2019–20 Boston 65 64 24.1 .566 .333 .763 6.6 1.7 .6 1.3 9.2
2020–21 Boston 42 37 24.5 .552 .347 .687 5.2 1.6 .6 1.0 9.5
2020–21 Chicago 23 14 25.0 .522 .281 .651 5.9 1.8 .7 .6 10.0
Career 259 120 19.3 .550 .335 .730 4.9 1.3 .5 .9 7.5

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Boston 7 0 6.0 .357 .000 1.000 1.4 .0 .1 .1 1.7
2020 Boston 17 17 28.4 .521 .154 .788 7.1 1.5 .4 1.2 8.9
Career 24 17 21.8 .504 .143 .800 5.5 1.0 .3 .9 6.8

EuroLeague[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Brose Bamberg 24 1 19.6 .536 .389 .764 4.4 .5 .5 .6 9.2 9.4
2016–17 Brose Bamberg 30 1 19.7 .598 .410 .709 4.6 .7 .7 .9 9.6 10.7
Career 54 2 19.7 .571 .400 .736 4.5 .6 .6 .8 9.4 10.1

References[]

  1. ^ "Daniel Theis für U18-Nationalmannschaftskader nominiert" [Daniel Theis nominated to U18 national team]. Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (in German). November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Braunschweig, Basketball. "Dennis Schröder ist "Youngster des Jahres" in der ProB". www.basketball-loewen.de. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Daniel (April 23, 2014). "Daniel Theis ist "Bester deutscher Nachwuchsspieler"" [Daniel Theis is the "Best German Young Player"] (in German). Courtreview.de. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bamberg announces Daniel Theis, re-signs Karsten Tadda". Sportando.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Basketball: Brose Baskets Bamberg neuer deutscher Basketball-Meister". Zeit.de. June 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Sport1.de. "Basketball-Bundesliga: Bamberg bindet Daniel Theis und Elias Harris". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Boston Celtics Sign Daniel Theis". NBA.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Bucks vs. Celtics - Box Score". ESPN.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Snow, Taylor (March 12, 2018). "Theis' Season-Ending Injury Forces C's to Make Adjustments". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  10. ^ "Daniel Theis Surgery Update". NBA.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Celtics forward Daniel Theis out indefinitely with slight tear in right foot". NBA.com. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  12. ^ "Daniel Theis Game by Game Stats and Performance". November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Celtics Re-Sign Daniel Theis, Brad Wanamaker". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  14. ^ Doxy, Andrew (July 2, 2019). "Daniel Theis agrees on 2-year contract to return to Boston". CelticsBlog. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  15. ^ Roche, Conor (February 22, 2020). "Daniel Theis, Celtics teammates react to his career night". Boston.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  16. ^ Westerholm, Tom (February 22, 2020). "Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum makes sure to thank Daniel Theis for screens: 'I get a lot of buckets off Theis'". masslive.com. masslive.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  17. ^ "BULLS COMPLETE THREE-TEAM TRADE WITH WIZARDS & CELTICS". NBA.com. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "NBA Game Recap". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "NBA Game Recap". Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  20. ^ "Rockets Acquire Daniel Theis". NBA.com. August 7, 2021.
  21. ^ Daniel Theis profile. SB-Vision.de
  22. ^ Daniel THEIS (GER).

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