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Lance Thomas Is Impressing The NBA

The Duke product surprised everyone by making the league and then by sticking. Now he's surprising with significant improvement.

By JD King

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Jan 10, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks small forward Lance Thomas (42) dunks against the Milwaukee Bucks during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks defeated the Bucks 100-88.
Jan 10, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks small forward Lance Thomas (42) dunks against the Milwaukee Bucks during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks defeated the Bucks 100-88.
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Who's the most improved player in the NBA? Well, Marc Berman of the New York Post has a candidate: Lance Thomas.

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This will amaze Duke fans who remember Thomas as a Blue Devil: Lance is hitting 41.6% from three point range. We're not sure, but he may have never taken one at Duke. For reference, JJ Redick is hitting 48.1% from deep.

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