“Isaiah Thomas is on a comeback trail!”: Ex Boston Celtics Fan favorite Isaiah Thomas will play in the NBA G league tournament

Arun Sharma | 12/12/2021
"Isaiah Thomas is on a comeback trail!": Ex Boston Celtics Fan favorite Isaiah Thomas will play in the NBA G league tournament

Isaiah Thomas is ever determined to make it back to the NBA – he just signed up to play in the NBA G-League showcase

THE NBA G-League showcase has 8 teams that play in an elimination style tournament, which has NBA scouts watching. The players usually use this as a springboard to move up the ladder and into the NBA. While this route is for the younger guys, 12 year vet Isaiah Thomas might find it the best route for him.

Ever since IT got cut by the Celtics in 2017, he’s been a journeyman. He’s lived out of a suitcase for almost 5 years now and never found a home. It may have been a combination of personal tragedy or injuries, but he could not hold down a spot in any team.

He was completely out of the league in 2020, playing his final game in a Wizards jersey. Although he did get traded to the Clippers on deadline day, IT got waived a day later. Isaiah had to wait for more than a year to make a small comeback in 2021. Thomas played 3 games with the New Orleans Pelicans, and averaged 7.7 points in a 10 day contract.

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Isaiah Thomas has not been slacking – He’s been playing everywhere he has been invited

IT has been playing in Pro Am leagues, the FIBA world cup qualifiers and any other place he gets invited. The talent is definitely there, and he hopes he gets to showcase it once again in the league.

When players usually get waived, it means that the league executives do not have faith in them anymore. Unless your name is Carmelo Anthony, not many recent players have enjoyed success after being out of the league for so long.

Jeremy Lin tried, but had to retire since no one was ready to give him a chance. He played in China for a bit, but he couldn’t work his way back. He signed with the GSW G-League affiliate, but then got cut. Isaiah definitely should hope he ends up like Melo, rather than Lin.

Also read: “Get Isaiah Thomas on an NBA team”: Jaylen Brown reacts to former Celtics star’s 65-point game amid Josh Richardson trade confirmation

Post Edited By: Amulya Shekhar
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Arun Sharma

Arun Sharma is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. A double degree holder and a digital marketer by trade, Arun has always been a sports buff. He fell in love with the sport of basketball at a young age and has been a Lakers fan since 2006. What started as a Kobe Bryant obsession slowly turned into a lifelong connection with the purple and gold. Arun has been an ardent subscriber to the Mamba mentality and has shed tears for a celebrity death only once in his life. He believes January 26, 2020, was the turning point in the passage of time because Kobe was the glue holding things together. From just a Lakers bandwagoner to a basketball fanatic, Arun has spent 16 long years growing up along with the league. He thinks Stephen Curry has ruined basketball forever, and the mid-range game is a sight to behold. Sharma also has many opinions about football (not the American kind), F1, MotoGP, tennis, and cricket.

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