Daniel Theis (/taɪs/;[1] born 4 April 1992) is a German professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After seven seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga where he was a four-time All Star and three-time champion, Theis signed with the Boston Celtics of the NBA where he played for four seasons before a trade brought him to the Chicago Bulls in March 2021. The Bulls traded Theis to the Houston Rockets in August 2021, who in turn traded Theis back to the Celtics in February 2022, before being traded to the Pacers in July 2022. With the Celtics, he reached the NBA Finals during his second stint with the team.
In the 2014–15 season, Theis won his first German League championship with Brose Baskets. Brose beat FC Bayern Munich 3–2 in the German League Finals.[6] In April 2015, he signed a fresh two-year deal with the Bamberg team,[7] and he won two more German championships with Bamberg, in 2016 and 2017.
Boston Celtics (2017–2021)
On 20 July 2017, Theis signed with the Boston Celtics.[8] He made his NBA debut on October 18 against the Milwaukee Bucks.[9] On 12 March 2018, Theis suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee,[10] and missed the remainder of the 2017–18 season after Theis repaired his left knee lateral meniscus in a surgery.[11]
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 vs. the Portland Trail Blazers.[12][13]
On 17 July 2019, the Boston Celtics announced that they had re-signed Theis, along with former Brose Bamberg teammate Brad Wanamaker.[14] The contract was reported to be worth $10 million in total for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[15]
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 the Minnesota Timberwolves.[16] Celtics coach Brad Stevens said that Theis complemented the rest of the starters, playing in a way that "fits the other guys perfect."[17]
Chicago Bulls (2021)
On 25 March 2021, Theis was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade involving the Washington Wizards.[18] By 12 April, he had worked his way into the starting lineup against the Memphis Grizzlies.[19] On 26 April Theis scored 23 points and had 12 rebounds and 5 assists in a 110–102 victory against the Miami Heat.[20]
Houston Rockets (2021–2022)
On 7 August 2021, Theis was traded to the Houston Rockets via a sign-and-trade deal.[21]
At the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Theis finished the event with averages of 7.6 points and 6 rebounds per game.[35] Heading toward EuroBasket 2022, Theis helped Germany win bronze during the tournament, finishing with 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[36]
The following year, Theis played a pivotal role in helping Germany capture their first world title at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. He attained averages of 10.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[37]
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