_by_Sandro_Halank%25E2%2580%2593115.jpg) Theis with Germany in 2023 | |
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| Position | Center /power forward |
| League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (age 33) Salzgitter, Germany |
| 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 |
| 2017–2021 | Boston Celtics |
| 2021 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2021–2022 | Houston Rockets |
| 2022 | Boston Celtics |
| 2022–2023 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2024–2025 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2025–present | AS Monaco |
| Career highlights | |
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Daniel Theis (/taɪs/;[1] born 4 April 1992) is a German professionalbasketball player forAS Monaco of the FrenchLNB Pro A and theEuroLeague. After seven seasons in theBasketball Bundesliga where he was a four-time All Star and three-timechampion, Theis signed with theBoston Celtics of the NBA where he played for four seasons before a trade brought him to theChicago Bulls in March 2021. The Bulls traded Theis to theHouston Rockets in August 2021, who in turn traded Theis back to the Celtics in February 2022, before being traded to theIndiana Pacers in July 2022. He reached theNBA Finals during his second stint with the Celtics.
Born inSalzgitter,[2][better source needed] Theis went through theBraunschweig youth system.[3]
Theis made his debut in theGerman top-tier level league, theBasketball Bundesliga, during the2010–11 season. Theis primarily gained playing time withBraunschweig's development squad, where he played alongside his older brother, Frank,[4] from 2010 to 2012. He earned theEurobasket.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 playerDennis Schröder.[5]
In the2013–14 season, while withRatiopharm Ulm, Theis won theBBLBest Young Player award.[6]
Following his breakout season with Ulm, Theis signed with fellow German Bundesliga clubBrose Bamberg.[7] In the 2014 off-season, he played in the2014 NBA Summer League for theWashington Wizards' summer league team.
In the2014–15 season, Theis won his firstGerman League championship with Brose Baskets. Brose beatFC Bayern Munich 3–2 in the German League Finals.[8] In April 2015, he signed a fresh two-year deal with the Bamberg team,[9] and he won two more German championships with Bamberg, in 2016 and 2017.
On 20 July 2017, Theis signed with theBoston Celtics.[10] He made his NBA debut on 18 October against theMilwaukee Bucks.[11] On 12 March 2018, Theis suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee,[12] and missed the remainder of the 2017–18 season after Theis repaired his left knee lateral meniscus in a surgery.[13]
On 29 October 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 11 November against thePortland Trail Blazers.[14][15]
On 17 July 2019, the Celtics announced that they had re-signed Theis, along with formerBrose Bamberg teammateBrad Wanamaker.[16] The contract was reported to be worth $10 million in total for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[17]
Theis started 64 games at center for the Celtics during the 2019–20 season. On 21 February 2020, Theis had a career-high 25 points and 16 rebounds in a win against theMinnesota Timberwolves.[18] Celtics coachBrad Stevens said that Theis complemented the rest of the starters, playing in a way that "fits the other guys perfect."[19]
On 25 March 2021, Theis was traded to theChicago Bulls in a three-team trade involving theWashington Wizards.[20] By 12 April, he had worked his way into the starting lineup against theMemphis Grizzlies.[21] On 26 April Theis scored 23 points and had 12 rebounds and 5 assists in a 110–102 victory against theMiami Heat.[22]
On 7 August 2021, Theis was traded to theHouston Rockets via a sign-and-trade deal.[23]
On 10 February 2022, theBoston Celtics re-acquired Theis from the Rockets in exchange forBruno Fernando,Enes Freedom, andDennis Schröder.[24] Theis and the Celtics reached theNBA Finals, but lost to theGolden State Warriors in 6 games.
On 9 July 2022, Theis was traded, alongsideNik Stauskas,Aaron Nesmith,Malik Fitts,Juwan Morgan and a 2023 first-round pick, to theIndiana Pacers in exchange forMalcolm Brogdon.[25] On 2 February 2023, after missing over 50 games due to knee surgery, Theis made his Pacers debut against theLos Angeles Lakers.[26] On 13 February against theUtah Jazz, Theis recorded a season–high 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists as the Pacers' startingcenter.[27] Theis spent hisfirst season in Indiana as a mentor and backup toMyles Turner,Jalen Smith, andIsaiah Jackson before falling out of the Pacers rotation.[27]
On 15 November 2023, Theis reached a buyout agreement with Indiana after seeing minimal action to start the2023–24 Pacers season.[28]
On 17 November 2023, Theis signed with theLos Angeles Clippers.[29]
On 9 July 2024, Theis signed with theNew Orleans Pelicans.[30]
On 5 February 2025, Theis was traded alongside a 2031 second-round pick to theOklahoma City Thunder in exchange for cash considerations.[31] The next day, he was waived by the Thunder.[32]
On 17 February 2025,AS Monaco announced that Theis had inked a contract for the rest of the 2024-25 season and for the following campaign.[33]
Theis was a member of the junior national teams of Germany. With theGermany U20 national team, he played at the2011 FIBA U20 European Championship, and the2012 FIBA U20 European Championship.[34][35]
On 27 July 2014, Theis made his first appearance with the seniorGermany national team in a game againstFinland.[36] With Germany's senior team, he played in theEuroBasket 2015 qualification tournament.[37] Two years later, Theis was selected to represent Germany at theEuroBasket 2017, where he averaged 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game during the competition.[38]
At the2019 FIBA World Cup, Theis finished the event with averages of 7.6 points and 6 rebounds per game.[39] Heading towardEuroBasket 2022, Theis helped Germany win bronze during the tournament, finishing with 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[40]
The following year, Theis played a pivotal role in helping Germany capture their first world title at the2023 FIBA World Cup. He attained averages of 10.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[41] In 2024, Theis was part of the Germany team that reached the semi-finals of the2024 Olympic Games, where he averaged 7.8 points and seven rebounds per game.[42]
In September 2025, Theis helped Germany win their second European title all-time atEuroBasket 2025, averaging 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.[43]
| 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 |
| 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 | 24.4 | .552 | .347 | .687 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 2020–21 | Chicago | 23 | 14 | 24.9 | .522 | .281 | .651 | 5.9 | 1.8 | .7 | .6 | 10.0 |
| 2021–22 | Houston | 26 | 21 | 22.5 | .469 | .291 | .675 | 5.0 | .8 | .4 | .7 | 8.4 |
| 2021–22 | Boston | 21 | 6 | 18.7 | .598 | .357 | .688 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .4 | .7 | 7.9 |
| 2022–23 | Indiana | 7 | 1 | 15.5 | .477 | .182 | .417 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .3 | .9 | 7.0 |
| 2023–24 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 8.4 | .250 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| 2023–24 | L.A. Clippers | 59 | 3 | 17.1 | .536 | .371 | .760 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .9 | 6.3 |
| 2024–25 | New Orleans | 38 | 9 | 16.3 | .473 | .243 | .838 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .5 | .5 | 4.3 |
| Career | 411 | 160 | 18.8 | .537 | .326 | .726 | 4.7 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 | 7.1 | |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Boston | 16 | 5 | 12.5 | .588 | .214 | .750 | 3.3 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | L.A. Clippers | 1 | 0 | 4.4 | 1.000 | 1.000 | — | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 41 | 22 | 17.8 | .530 | .186 | .791 | 4.5 | .9 | .3 | .7 | 5.8 | |
| 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 | |
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