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Mychal Thompson

マイカル・トンプソン　/　まいかる・とんぷそん

Basketball player from The Bahamas

January 30, 1956 (age 70)　・　Nassau, The Bahamas

basketball player

My Take

What strikes me about Mychal Thompson is how much of a trailblazer he was: the first player born and raised in the Bahamas to reach the NBA, and the number one overall pick in the 1978 draft. That alone makes him a quiet piece of basketball history. He went on to win titles as a key reserve for the Showtime Lakers, and I find it fitting that he later became a broadcaster, staying close to the game. Standing 208 cm, he had the frame teams covet, but what I respect more is the path he carved for others from the islands.

Overview

Mychal George Thompson (born January 30, 1955) is a Bahamian-American sports commentator and former professional basketball player. He was the first player born & raised in the Bahamas to make the NBA. The top overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Thompson played the center position for the University of Minnesota and center and power forward for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Lake…

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mychal Thompson
Name (Japanese): マイカル・トンプソン
Reading: まいかる・とんぷそん
Born: January 30, 1956 (age 70)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Nassau, The Bahamas
Blood type: Private
Height: 208 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Miami Jackson High School
University: University of Minnesota

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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