Deshaun Leroy Thomas (born August 29, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.

Thomas played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected 58th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

As a 5th-grade student at Northcrest Elementary School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thomas's height had already surpassed that of many of his teachers.

[1][2][3] Thomas attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, where he was ranked as one of the top basketball players in the nation for the class of 2010.

As a sophomore and then again as a junior, he led the Bishop Luers Knights to back-to-back Class 2A Indiana state championships.

As a freshman, Thomas orally committed to play for coach Thad Matta at the Ohio State University.

The game was played March 31, 2010 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, home court of the Ohio State Buckeyes.

[9][12][13] Joining Thomas on the game's roster were Sullinger and Ray McCallum, Jr., a star guard from Detroit Country Day.

On February 18, 2010, Thomas was named as a participant in Nike's 2010 Jordan Brand Classic, played April 17, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

[14] On February 24, 2010, it was announced that Thomas was one of six finalists being considered for the 2010 Naismith Award, a prestigious honor given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the high school boys' basketball player of the year.

[20] Days later, Thomas was named as the first three-time winner of the Tiffany Gooden award, given annually to the best basketball player in the Summit Athletic Conference.

In July 2014, Thomas re-joined the Spurs for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he averaged 10.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in six games.

[42] Nine days later, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of San Antonio.

[47] On October 26, 2017, Thomas recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 11-of-16 from the field, along with 5 rebounds and 2 assists in an 84–87 loss to Crvena zvezda.

On July 30, 2018, Thomas signed a one-year deal with Greek club Panathinaikos of the EuroLeague, joining his former head coach Xavi Pascual.

[50] During the shortened 2019–2020 campaign, in 28 EuroLeague games, Thomas averaged 13.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, playing around 30 minutes per contest.