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Mychal Thompson

Bahamian basketball player

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    Born 1956
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Updated 2026-06-17

Mychal George Thompson 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 Lakers. Thompson won two NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s. He is the father of basketball players Klay Thompson and Mychel Thompson, and baseball player Trayce Thompson.

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  • Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
    1974–1978
  • San Antonio Spurs
  • Juvecaserta Basket
  • Los Angeles Lakers
  • Portland Trail Blazers
19741978
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