Mychal Thompson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mychal Thompson
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 30, 1955(1955-01-30)
Age	69
Birthplace	Nassau
Country	Bahamas
Birth City	New Providence
Horoscope	Capricorn

Mychal Thompson Biography

Mychal Thompson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 30, 1955 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. He was the first non-American player to be drafted into the NBA. He won two championships in Los Angeles with the Lakers in 1987, and 1988. Then he began broadcasting Laker games.

He was the fourth overall draft pick, behind Karem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson.

Thompson was born in Nassau, Bahamas, but moved to the United States as a teenager, settling in Miami, Florida and he attended Miami Jackson Senior High School. In his senior year in 1974 as part of a basketball starting lineup nicknamed the “Jackson 5” featuring himself, three other Bahamians and a Cuban, the Generals mowed through the regular season beating opponents by an average of 30 points per game en route to a 33-0 record and winning the Class 4A state championship over Winter Park High School. The title was won with four key ineligible players (due to falsified birth records), including Thompson, on Miami Jackson’s team. He then attended the University of Minnesota where he had a standout collegiate career.

The Portland Trail Blazers selected Thompson with the first overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, making him the first foreign-born player to be selected first.

He married Julie Thompson in 1987. His two sons, He married Julie Thompson in

1987. Two of his sons, Klay and Mychel, became NBA players, and his third son, Trayce, became a professional baseball player.and Mychel became NBA players. His third son, Trayce became a professional baseball pitcher.

Mychal Thompson Net Worth

Mychal Thompson is one of the richest Basketball Player from Bahamas. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mychal Thompson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was a child, his family moved from the Bahamas into the United States. He began playing high school basketball at Miami High School.

Although he was a bench player with the Lakers, his defense was crucial to the team’s two-time championship win in the 1980s.

Mychal George Thompson (born January 30, 1955) is a Bahamian former basketball player. The top overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Thompson played the power forward and center positions for the University of Minnesota and the National Basketball Association’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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mychal Thompson height 6 ft 11 in Mychal weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mychal Thompson Dating?

According to our records, Mychal Thompson married to Julie Thompson. As of December 1, 2023, Mychal Thompson’s is not dating anyone.

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Thompson and his family moved back to Portland in 1991 after his career. He worked on local sports radio in the area. He and his family relocated back to Los Angeles in 2003 when he was offered a job as a color commentator for the Lakers. Thompson is currently employed as the Lakers radio color commentator. He first worked with Joel Meyers, then Spero Dedes, and is currently paired with John Ireland. He was a co-host on the “Loose Cannons” radio show on KLAC AM570 in Los Angeles but was let go, due to the move of Lakers broadcasts from AM570 to KSPN AM710 for the 2009–10 season. With the move to KSPN AM710, he joined Andrew Siciliano as co-hosts on the “LA Sports Live” radio show on KSPN AM710 until the show was canceled on December 26, 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Mychal Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bahamas. Mychal Thompson celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.

Thompson once implied he had interest in becoming Bahamian Prime Minister. Before he joined the NBA, some fans believed him to be the cousin of fellow NBA player (and basketball Hall of Fame member) David Thompson. A street in Nassau leading to the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre was named “Mychal Thompson Boulevard” in his honor during 2015.

What happened to Mychal Thompson?

On November 11, 2016, Thompson was reacquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors. Thompson retired from professional basketball in 2018.

Is Mychal Thompson in the Hall of Fame?

Of those four, Thompson is the only one not enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame or to have his number (43) retired by the Lakers.

What happened to Klay Thompson's brother?

He re-signed with the Diamondbacks on a minor league deal on November 2, 2020. Thompson played in only 4 games for the Triple-A Reno Aces in 2021, going 5-18.

Who is Klay Thompsons dad?

Mychal Thompson

Is Mychal Thompson married?

Julie Thompson