Isaiah Thomas is expected to be available for the Suns’ game against Philadelphia on Wednesday, John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM Phoenix tweets.
While the transaction has not officially been finalized yet, Thomas is expected to sign a 10-day contract with the Suns. The 35-year-old guard recently joined the Salt Lake City Stars in the G League in hopes of landing another NBA opportunity. He showed he still has his scoring touch, averaging 32.5 points in four games while shooting 45% from three-point range.
We have more from the Pacific Division:
- Kings rookie forward Sasha Vezenkov (Grade 3 ankle sprain) was a full participant on Monday at the team’s shootaround. He won’t play against the Grizzlies but is making good progress toward a return to action, Sean Cunningham of the Kings Beat podcast tweets. Vezenkov hasn’t played since Feb. 9.
- The Kings are 6-0 in games that Keon Ellis has started, but the second-year guard told James Ham of The Kings Beat in a Q&A that he tries not to make too much of that stat. “There’s just more basketball to be played, so I don’t get too deep into those things,” he said. “I just try to focus on the next game and just try to lock in for every game, for real. So the record will be whatever it is if I’m as locked in as I can be. I just kinda let it figure itself out, for real.” Ellis signed a three-year contract last month after starting the season on a two-way deal.
- Lakers guard Spencer Dinwiddie is adjusting to his bench role after starting 48 games for Brooklyn this season. The Raptors waived him after he was traded but Dinwiddie doesn’t feel like a typical backup at this stage of his career. “Obviously, the way (things) shook out in Brooklyn kind of put me more so in this box than my game being in that box,” he said, per Jovan Buha of The Athletic (Twitter link). “It’s not like I’m 35 or coming off injury or washed or anything. … Like, I’m one of them guys. Let’s not get it twisted. But I also understand being a part of a bigger unit.”
If IT shot 45% from the three point line (even in the small sample size), the Suns need to seriously at LEAST give him some garbage time to get a look at him…
The problem is whoever IT is guarding is bound to have a career night in scoring.
He’s not really worse than guys like Dame, Anfernee Simons, or Ja Morant. Sure, he’s bad, but he’s regular point guard bad despite his size. You can do *so* much worse for vet filler minutes.
Believe me, Dinwiddies employers were the ones who felt inside the box
Its vet min time for some unlucky fanbase soon
Dinwiddie is one of them guys… as long as he means the bench guys who think too highly of themselves.
Dinwiddie is in that ‘box’ of not being great and not understanding he’s a second unit guy. He will be thankful for his next contract.
Dimwittie: “it’s not like I’m 35”
LeBron: [raises eyebrow]