Euroleague team AS Monaco officially announced the signing of veteran forward Will Thomas for the upcoming season. Thomas (35, 2.03) had originally signed with UNICS Kazan for next season but the two sides decided to part ways after only 45 days.
Thomas spent the past two seasons in Russia with Zenit St Petersburg. Last year he averaged 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while shooting 41% from 3-point range in 39 EuroLeague games (all starts).
For Monaco, this is another signing that will bring more experience to a club that will play its first EuroLeague season. Thomas, as he explained to the official website of the club, is ready to be a mentor for the younger guys: "I think I can help the young players to evolve at this level and help them to forge themselves for the future. I'm probably the oldest guy in the roster, so leadership and experience are two elements that I'll bring to the table."
"Monaco already wanted me before I signed the deal with UNICS," Thomas added. "So when things didn't work out in Russia, seeing that the Monaco opportunity was still open for me was great. I think I have the necessary experience to adapt quickly."
Current roster
 | AS Monaco | |
| Position | Player | Status |
| PG | Leo Westermann (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PG | Paris Lee (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PG | Marcos Knight (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PG | Rudy Demahis-Ballou (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Yakuba Ouattara | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Danilo Andjusic (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| SG | Rob Gray (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| SF | Armel Traore (story) | Long-term contract |
| PF | Jerry Boutsiele | Signed until 2022 |
| PF | Brock Motum (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF | Will Thomas (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF/C | Donatas Motiejunas (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF/C | Ibrahima Fall-Faye (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| PF/C | Donta Hall (story) | Signed until 2022 |
| Coach | Zvezdan Mitrovic | |
| Expired contract | Matthias Lessort, Dee Bost (not coming back), Jaleel O'Brien, Damien Inglis, Darrall Willis, Willfried Yeguete, Yohan Choupas, Khadeen Carrington (not coming back), Abdoulaye N'Doye, Rudy Demahis, | |
| Rumored to leave | ||
| Interested | ||
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