Daniel Theis
Daniel Theis (born April 4, 1992) is a German professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Theis with Germany in 2014 | |
| No. 27 – Boston Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 4, 1992 Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Phantoms Braunschweig |
| 2010–2012 | →SG Braunschweig |
| 2012–2014 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2014–2017 | Brose Bamberg |
| 2017–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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 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.
2017–2018 season
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]
2018–2019 season
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]
2019–2020 season
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] Theis continues to complement the rest of the starters, playing in a way that "fits the other guys perfect" according to coach Brad Stevens.[16]
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.[17] With Germany's senior team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015 qualification tournament.[18]
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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
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 |
| Career | 194 | 69 | 17.6 | .555 | .344 | .753 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .5 | .9 | 6.7 | |
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
- Braunschweig, Basketball. "Daniel Theis für U18-Nationalmannschaftskader nominiert". www.basketball-loewen.de. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- Braunschweig, Basketball. "Dennis Schröder ist "Youngster des Jahres" in der ProB". www.basketball-loewen.de. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- Daniel on April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23). "Daniel Theis ist "Bester deutscher Nachwuchsspieler" | Court Review". Courtreview.de. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- "Bamberg announces Daniel Theis, re-signs Karsten Tadda". Sportando.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- "Basketball: Brose Baskets Bamberg neuer deutscher Basketball-Meister". Zeit.de. 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- Sport1.de. "Basketball-Bundesliga: Bamberg bindet Daniel Theis und Elias Harris". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- "Boston Celtics Sign Daniel Theis". NBA.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- "Bucks vs. Celtics - Box Score". ESPN.com. October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- Snow, Taylor (March 12, 2018). "Theis' Season-Ending Injury Forces C's to Make Adjustments". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- "Daniel Theis Surgery Update". NBA.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- "Celtics forward Daniel Theis out indefinitely with slight tear in right foot". NBA.com. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- "Daniel Theis Game by Game Stats and Performance". November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- "Celtics Re-Sign Daniel Theis, Brad Wanamaker". NBA.com. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- Doxy, Andrew (2019-07-02). "Daniel Theis agrees on 2-year contract to return to Boston". CelticsBlog. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- Roche, Connor. "Daniel Theis, Celtics teammates react to his career night". Boston.com. Boston.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- Westerholm, Tom. "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 24 February 2020.
- Daniel Theis profile. SB-Vision.de
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