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WATCH: Onalaska’s Matt Thomas for Lakers at 7 p.m. tonight
The 6-5 shooting guard is coming off a 17-point performance
Matt Thomas is looking good in a L.A. Lakers uniform.
Thomas should get the start again tonight in the NBA Summer League semifinals against the Dallas Mavs.
Last time out was his best game as a pro. The Onalaska, Wis., native scored 17 points in 28 minutes, going 3-for-4 from deep and 6-for-9 from the field.
Here’s the Iowa State product mixed in the Lakers highlights with a nice assist for a dunk.
The @Lakers got 27 PTS from @nbagleague MVP, Vander Blue, while 27th overall @NBADraft pick, Kyle Kuzma, tossed in 26 PTS!#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/77nIbm0sr6
— NBA (@NBA) July 16, 2017
Thomas hit double figures last Wed. with 10 points in a win over the Sixers. He was 4-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 from deep.
Thomas has averaged 5.7 points over 15.3 minutes in six games. He’s 13-for-26 from the field.
Winona, Minn., native Alec Brown, in his fourth season, is also on the Lakers. He played for the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls D-League squads (now the G-League) last year.
He had six points and four rebounds in 12 minutes the one game he played.