Guangzhou Men’s Basketball Team officially announced: The team officially signed a contract with American player Eric Thomas

6686 Sports, November 13th, the Guangzhou Men’s Basketball Team updated its social media today and officially announced that it has reached a contract with Eric Thomas.

The official text is as follows:

Welcome Erik Thomas to join Guangzhou Longshi!

We are very happy to announce that the club has officially signed a contract with American player Erik Thomas. After the review and announcement by the CBA company, Erik Thomas will start his CBA career wearing the Guangzhou Long-Lions jersey! Welcome!

Erik Thomas was born in 1995 in Paraná, Entre Rios Province, Argentina. He plays the No. 4 position and his basketball resume covers Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Venezuela and other national leagues. When he played for the University of New Orleans in 2016-17, he averaged 17.9 points, 5.3 assists, and 7.5 rebounds per game in the NCAA. He led the Privateers to win the Southland Conference championship and won the Southland Conference Player of the Year honor; in 2020, he joined the Mexico Sole team and played. He also averaged 17.6 points, 3.3 assists, and 7.3 rebounds per game in the Mexican National Professional Basketball League. In 2025, he joined the Venezuelan Caracas Spartans to compete in the Venezuelan Super Basketball League. As a starting five, he averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. In addition, he also won the best first team of the Mexican National Basketball League in 2020 and 2022 and the best first team of the Chilean National Basketball League in 2024.

Let us look forward to Erik Thomas adding strong momentum to the Guangzhou Long-Lions with his sharp offensive performance in the new season!