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Mychal Thompson

Bahamian basketball player

1955 - today

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His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mychal Thompson is the 393rd most popular basketball player, the 14th most popular biography from Bahamas and the 2nd most popular Bahamian Basketball Player.

Mychal Thompson is most famous for being the first overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft and winning two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers as a reliable power forward. A surprising lesser-known fact is that this Bahamian basketball player born in 1955 became the first from his nation to reach the NBA. His legacy endures through paving the way for international talent and as the father of star shooter Klay Thompson.

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Among Basketball Players

Among basketball players, Mychal Thompson ranks 393 out of 1,757. Before him are Valeri Tikhonenko, Chet Walker, Deandre Ayton, Marko Popović, Rik Smits, and Satch Sanders. After him are Joakim Noah, Bogdan Bogdanović, Alex Hannum, Calvin Murphy, Mel Daniels, and CJ McCollum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Mychal Thompson ranks 617. Before him are Gerhard Heer, Cundi, Sabina Berman, Thelma Aldana, Alicia Dickenstein, and Nikolina Shtereva. After him are Don Hahn, Izabela Trojanowska, Ray Ozzie, Gustavo Moscoso, Steve Lillywhite, and Bernd Riexinger.

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In Bahamas

Among people born in Bahamas, Mychal Thompson ranks 14 out of NaN. Before him are Hubert Ingraham (1947), Kimbo Slice (1974), Lynden Pindling (1930), Arthur Foulkes (1928), Shaunae Miller-Uibo (1994), and Deandre Ayton (1998). After him are Donald Thomas (1984), Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (1976), Chandra Sturrup (1971), Persia White (1972), Mark Knowles (1971), and Troy Kemp (1966).

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Among Basketball Players In Bahamas

Among basketball players born in Bahamas, Mychal Thompson ranks 2. Before him are Deandre Ayton (1998). After him are Buddy Hield (1992).

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