After going undrafted in the
2005 NBA draft, Lucas joined the
Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2005 NBA Summer League. The Timberwolves also signed him to their training camp roster. During the
2005–06 NBA season, Lucas was called up by the
Houston Rockets from the
Tulsa 66ers in December 2005. He played 13 games for the Rockets between December and February. Lucas's call-up made him the first Tulsa 66ers player to be called up from the
NBA Development League. He averaged 16.6 points in 33.2 mins per game with the 66ers. On May 10, 2006, Lucas signed with
Snaidero Udine of the
Italian League, to fill the gap left by
Jerome Allen, who was out for the season due to injury. On July 28, 2006, Lucas signed with the Rockets to a three-year contract. In the
2006–07 season, Lucas and the Rockets made it to the
playoffs, where they lost to the
Utah Jazz in the first round, in 7 games. On October 30, 2007, Lucas was one of four players cut from the Rockets' roster, prior to the commencement of the
2007–08 season. He subsequently returned to Italian basketball, joining
Benetton Treviso in January 2008. He was then later released by Treviso in March. Lucas was signed by the
Oklahoma City Thunder in September 2008 but was released by them in November before playing in any NBA games for them. In February 2009, he signed with the
Colorado 14ers and helped them go on to win the 2008–09 D-League championship. On April 27, 2009, Lucas signed with
TAU Cerámica of the
Spanish ACB League for the remainder of the season. On September 2, 2009, Lucas was drafted by the
Maine Red Claws in the NBA Development League expansion draft. Lucas played in the 2009
NBA preseason for the
Miami Heat. He played four games and averaged 7.0 points, 2.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. On October 23, 2009, Lucas was waived by the Heat. Lucas then spent the 2009–10 season with the
Shanghai Sharks of the
CBA. Lucas spent the 2010 NBA preseason with the
Chicago Bulls but was waived on October 21. The Bulls re-signed him on November 26. In his debut for the Bulls, Lucas missed two critical free throws in the final seconds of a 98–97 loss to the
Denver Nuggets. He was waived on January 4, 2011, and signed with the Shanghai Sharks in China. After his 2-month China stint, he returned to America and re-signed with the Bulls on March 20, 2011. On January 11, 2012, Lucas received his first-ever NBA start and achieved a career-high of 25 points, leading the Bulls in a 78–64 win over the
Washington Wizards. He also played 45 minutes, made 11 of 28 field goal attempts, and had 8 assists and 8 rebounds (all career-highs). On March 14, 2012, the Bulls hosted the Miami Heat. The Bulls were missing
Derrick Rose, who was out due to a groin injury. Lucas scored 24 points and led the Chicago Bulls to a 106–102 victory over the Miami Heat. On March 21, 2012, Lucas led the Bulls to a comeback victory over the
Toronto Raptors, scoring all of his 13 points in the 4th quarter. On July 27, 2012, Lucas signed with the
Toronto Raptors. On July 22, 2013, Lucas signed with the
Utah Jazz. On July 22, 2014, Lucas was traded, along with
Erik Murphy and
Malcolm Thomas, to the
Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for
Carrick Felix, a 2015 second round draft pick and cash considerations. On September 25, 2014, he was traded, along with
Erik Murphy,
Dwight Powell,
Malcolm Thomas and the Cavaliers' 2016 and 2017 second-round picks, to the
Boston Celtics in exchange for
Keith Bogans and two future second-round picks. Four days later, he was waived by the Celtics. On October 21, 2014, Lucas signed with the
Washington Wizards. Four days later, he was waived by the Wizards. On November 21, 2014, he signed with the
Fujian Sturgeons for the rest of the
2014–15 CBA season. His final game for Fujian came on January 30, 2015, and left China having averaged 26.3 points, 7.0 assists and 4.6 rebounds over 28 games. On February 2, he signed a 10-day contract with the
Detroit Pistons. On February 12, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Pistons. On February 25, he signed with the Pistons for the rest of the season. On September 28, 2015, Lucas signed with the
Miami Heat. However, he was later waived by the Heat on October 24 after appearing in one preseason game. On January 14, 2016, Lucas was acquired by the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the
NBA Development League. One day later, he made his debut in a 109–104 loss to the
Sioux Falls Skyforce, recording 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and three steals in 32 minutes of action. On March 6, he was waived by the Mad Ants after averaging 17.7 points per game in 18 games. On March 17, he signed with
Piratas de Quebradillas of the
Puerto Rican League. On September 26, 2016, Lucas signed with the
Minnesota Timberwolves. On January 7, 2017, he was waived by the Timberwolves after appearing in five games. ==NBA career statistics==