Tomorrow, the Phoenix Suns will sign Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day contract, coach Frank Vogel said today, which will mark the first time in two years Thomas has been on an NBA roster.
This signing comes after Thomas played just four games with the Utah Jazz’s G-League affiliate. In those four games, Thomas averaged 33 points on 45% shooting from 3.
The 35-year-old Thomas played for the Suns for half of a season back in 2014-15 before he was traded to the Boston Celtics. During his time in Phoenix, the Washington product averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals while playing 25.7 minutes per game across 46 contests.
With the Celtics, the 5-foot-9 Thomas became very well known because of some legendary playoff moments. He averaged a career-best 28.9 points in 76 games in the 2016-17 season. This led him to placing fifth in MVP voting that season.
After 2.5 seasons in Boston, IT was shockingly traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers after a bad hip injury he suffered in the playoffs and then bounced around to seven different teams.
The two-time All-Star had every reason to hang it up with the injuries he had dealt with, but continued to preserve back and is now back in the NBA.
The Bradley Beal and Isaiah Thomas Connection
One of the teams Thomas joined was the Washington Wizards where he was teammates Suns star guard Bradley Beal. Thomas played 40 games for Washington in the 2019-20 season before being traded to the Clippers at the trade deadline, where he was cut two days later and then out of the NBA for over a year.
