IT Has The Opportunity It So Long Wanted: Los Angeles Lakers Signed Isaiah Thomas For 10 Days
During the season 2017 / 18, Thomas played 17 encounters with the Lakers.
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Isaiah Thomas will be back in the NBA . The two-time All-Star signed a contract of 10 days with the Los Angeles Lakers , which will allow him to step on a court of the best basketball league in the world for the first time since April 2021, when he was cut by the New Orleans Pelicans.
Isaiah Thomas is signing with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Thomas scored 42 points in his NBA G League debut on Wednesday night.
– Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 16, 2018
For Thomas, one game in the NBA G-League was enough to show that he is ready to return to the NBA. On the night of this Wednesday, the little giant scored 42 points , gave 8 assists and took 6 rebounds in the fall of his team 131 – 127.
After such a demonstration, numerous NBA stars, such as Ja Morant and Zach LaVine, called for his return to the league, the place where he belongs.
‘IT’ took his return to the league in a very emotional way, not only because of the journey he had to go through to come back, but also for his desire to be with his younger sister, who lost her life in 2017 in a traffic accident.
“ I wish my little sister were here , ”wrote Thomas, who last played in the NBA on 12 April 2021.
Wish my lil sis was here !!! Damn smh 🙏🏾— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) December 16, 2021
It won’t be the first time that Isaiah Thomas played for Los Angeles Lakers . In the season 2017 / 2018 played 17 games with Los Angeles, averaging 15. 6 points, 5.0 assists and 2.1 rebounds.
Your contract will be 10 days, and it probably won’t guarantee a long-term comeback for Thomas, who will have to earn a spot on a team that aspires to the title. The problems generated by COVID – 19 have left numerous teams with momentary casualties, being the Lakers one of those teams.
When everything is normalized, it will be necessary to make room in the template. But it won’t be yet. For now, a well-deserved return to the NBA for ‘IT’, who practically begged for one more opportunity, and then earned it hard.
