CREDIT: MIKE MALONEY
Former London Lightning star player Morgan Lewis (left) battles with London’s current star player Garrett Williamson. Lewis now plays for the Mississauga Power.

When it comes to jobs, people associated with the London Lightning don't usually have a hard time finding them. From the league's inception, former Lightning players have not had trouble finding employment after leaving the league's marquee franchise.

It took Adrian Moss a couple weeks to work into the roster with the London Lightning, but when he finally found his way, he quickly made an impact. Playing at point guard, he had the speed the team needed from the backcourt. He put up huge numbers in the playoffs and played out of his mind in the NBLC Finals against the Summerside Storm last year. The team decided to drop Moss after the first season in favour of some younger talent, but Moss was quickly swooped up by — guess who — the Storm, who had moved to Charlottetown. Moss has been killing it out east, sitting at 11 points per game and five assists per game. Moss will be called on more and more in the coming months as Charlettown traded their go-to guard Greg Plummer to the Mississauga Power for Nick Okorie. Although Okorie is a shooter, Moss still has familiarity on his side when they practice.

Morgan Lewis was the first-ever draft pick in the NBLC. He went first overall to the (then) Oshawa Power back in 2011, eventually ending up with the (then) defending champions Lightning in 2012. Lewis was a starter for London until an injury kept him out for the better part of two weeks. Most teams would keep the seat warm for their star player — but not the Lightning. Lewis had a hard time working his way back into the lineup, as he played mostly from the bench for the rest of the year. It is impossible to blame him for leaving London, because in Mississauga (where the Power moved to last year) he has made a huge impact being their man shooter. The forward has 13ppg and six rebounds per game, giving a nice complement to his explosive game.

And finally, DeAndre Thomas. This dude was huge: 6 ft. 8 in. and somewhere just short of 300 pounds (no team has ever released his actual weight, but he is likely the heaviest basketball player you have ever seen). When the Lightning asked him to trim a few pounds last year, they eventually released him. Now, whether or not he did cut the weight (or not enough) is unknown, but at the time he was a fan favourite and fairly effective player — so effective that he was almost instantly picked up by the Windsor Express, becoming a centrepiece for a team still trying to find their identity at the time. This season he's averaging 6rpg and 12ppg. He is a rough player, but when he doesn't foul out, he can take complete control of a game.

Marty Thompson is the play-by-play voice of the London Lightning for their livestream, SportsLive24.net.