DECEMBER 13: Thomas has signed the Grand Rapids Gold, the Nuggets’ G League affiliate, the league’s PR department tweets. He has a close relationship with the team’s coach, Jason Terry, Mike Singer of the Denver Post tweets.
According to Singer, there’s a slim chance Thomas will ultimately get called up by the Nuggets. However, he remains free to sign with any NBA team if he impresses during his NBAGL stint.
DECEMBER 11: Isaiah Thomas will continue his quest for an NBA comeback in the G League, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Thomas has signed with the league and will take part in the G League Showcase from December 19-22 in Las Vegas.
The 32-year-old guard has been trying to re-establish himself in the NBA since suffering a lingering hip injury in 2017. He recently played for Team USA in the 2023 World Cup qualifiers in Mexico, leading the team with 42 total points and 13 assists in two games.
Thomas put together back-to-back All-Star seasons before being injured, but has experienced short and unsuccessful stays with five teams over the last four years. He appeared in just three games last season after signing a 10-day contract with the Pelicans in April.
Thomas said last month that he worked out for three NBA teams over the summer and was close to a deal, but nothing got finalized.
Dude should have gone to Europe and got a few more paydays. He is going to get even more exposed in the G-league.
He made over 30 million$, I’m sure he’ll be fine.
I am sure he will be “fine” too. People who are “fine” should do stupid things in your opinion?
“Made” & “has” way different things. He will be poor again if he mismanaged his money. 75% of the NBA retirees blow their vast wealth trying to live lavida loca!
Hope he does find a spot. Minnesota should sign him. They need scoring of the Bench.
Hey Bulls will be ringing him up any day now, literally half the team is out with COVID.
If ever a match made in heaven could be envisioned going back to the Celtics couldn’t make more sense…team chemistry, fan devotion and the needed off the bench “punch” so desperately needed!
Don’t really know the extent of his injury. But I would think by now. It would be healed. So he can at least be 90% of himself. That Isiah can definitely provide offense off the bench. I guess he’s not close to what he was. Or someone would have given him a shot.
So if that’s true. I agree he should of went over seas and made some more salary. Ain’t nothing wrong with that.
This is my point exactly – it is worth giving him a shot as if healthy, he is certainly no worse than, say, Nate Robinson a few years back, instant shot of offense off the bench. Bulls should sign him to a 10-day using the exception and see if he still has anything. If he does, that makes Coby White even more useful as trade bait for some muscle up front.
If he is done, no harm, no foul, they will probably lose 5 or 6 games during this stretch anyway.
The Celtics should sign him in a heartbeat…he’s the SPARKPLUG they need to ignite their engine!