$Signed a two-way deal with the Cavaliers in August of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
JT Thor was born in Omaha, Nebraska in August of 2002. Thor grew up with his parents along with seven siblings. His family moved to Anchorage, Alaska at age five, where he started playing basketball for West Anchorage High School in seventh grade. At age 14, Thor's family moved to West Virginia, where his older brother lived, so Thor could attend Huntington Prep School. He played there for two seasons before transferring to Norcross High School in Georgia at age 16. Thor reclassified to the 2020 class, and as a senior at Norcross averaged 14.9 points and 6.6 rebounds a game, which earned him all-state-team honors. He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to Auburn. Thor started 27 games for the Tigers as a freshman and averaged 9.4 points, five rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game. Thor declared for the NBA draft in March of 2021, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. Thor was selected 37th overall by the Detroit Pistons and was traded to the Charlotte Hornets on August 6th.
ANALYSIS After three years with the Hornets, Thor will join the Cavs on a two-way deal. The 21-year-old played in 63 regular-season games for Charlotte last season, during which he averaged 3.2 points and 2.3 rebounds across 12.4 minutes. Thor also shot a career-high 34.6 percent from deep while averaging 1.3 attempts per game.
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Stat Review
How does JT Thor compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
Effective Field Goal %
A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Defensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
Fantasy Points Per Game
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Fantasy Points Per Minute
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True Shooting %
51.9%
Effective Field Goal %
51.4%
3-Point Attempt Rate
44.3%
Free Throw Rate
10.9%
Offensive Rebound %
6.0%
Defensive Rebound %
15.3%
Total Rebound %
10.5%
Assist %
5.1%
Steal %
0.6%
Block %
3.2%
Turnover %
6.3%
Usage %
0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
8.2
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
Thor took some steps forward during the 2022-23 season, albeit small ones. He played in 69 games for the Hornets but logged just 14.0 minutes per night, averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds. Although he has the size and athleticism to make people sit up and take notice, he has yet to figure things out at the NBA level. Given what we have seen from him thus far, there is some doubt whether he ever becomes a key rotational piece. Playing behind Miles Bridges, Brandon Miller and Gordon Hayward, Thor is unlikely to be a factor in fantasy leagues this season.
Thor was selected by the Hornets with the 37th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. As a freshman at Auburn, Thor averaged 9.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 23.1 minutes per game. He has great size and length, which, combined with his defensive instincts, gives him some intriguing potential in the NBA. The swing piece for his development will be how well his shooting comes along. He took 2.7 threes per game in college but made just 29.7 percent of them.
More Fantasy News
Set to play for South Sudan
FFree Agent
July 25, 2024
Thor is included on South Sudan's roster for the Paris Olympics.
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Hitting free agency
FFree Agent
June 28, 2024
The Hornets declined their $1.99 million team option on Thor's contract Friday, making him an unrestricted free agent, Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer reports.
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Career night vs. Cleveland
FCharlotte Hornets
April 15, 2024
Thor notched 20 points (8-11 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 1-2 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals in 41 minutes during Sunday's 120-110 victory over the Cavaliers.
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In starting lineup
FCharlotte Hornets
April 14, 2024
Thor will start at power forward in Sunday's season finale versus the Cavaliers.
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