Etan Thomas Gets A Homecoming

Two months after he was dealt to Minnesota, former Wizards center Etan Thomas was traded to Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The Timberwolves dealt Thomas, a native of Tulsa, to the Thunder in exchange for former Wizard Chucky Atkins and Damien Wilkins. All three players are on expiring contracts, so it was essentially a salary swap with the Thunder also picking up two second-round picks in the deal. Thomas will add more frontcourt experience to the Thunder, which is one of the more exciting young teams in the league with Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook and now James Harden. The Thunder is pretty light upfront, with Green starting at power forward and Nenad Krstic and Nick Collison playing at center. Thomas played high school ball at Booker T. Washington, where he won two state championships and was known by the name Derrick (Etan's given first name is Dedreck). Thomas said