We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. Today we will discuss about Isaiah Thomas: Stats tonight| Suns| Contract lakers
Isaiah Thomas: Stats tonight| Suns| Contract lakers
Isaiah Jamar Thomas (born February 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He notably played with the Boston Celtics from 2015 to 2017, when he was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named a Second Team All-NBA.
| No. 31 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 7, 1989 Tacoma, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Stats tonight
The 5-foot-9-inch (1.75 m) point guard played three years of college basketball for the Washington Huskies and was a three-time All-Conference selection in the Pac-10. Electing to skip his senior year of college, Thomas was selected by the Sacramento Kings with a final pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. He spent three seasons with the Kings before joining the Phoenix Suns in 2014. Thomas was traded to Boston in February 2015. In the 2016–17 season, he led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference’s first seed and finished 5th in MVP voting.
He was traded by Boston to the Cleveland Cavaliers in August 2017 before being introduced to the Los Angeles Lakers mid-season. In July 2018, Thomas joined the Denver Nuggets. He later signed with the Washington Wizards in July 2019, before being traded again mid-season, this time to the Los Angeles Clippers where he was waived shortly afterwards. In the middle of the 2020-21 season, Thomas signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans and played three games. During the 2021–22 season, Thomas rejoined the Lakers on a 10-day contract after playing a game with the NBA G League’s Grand Rapids Gold.
Suns
Born to James Thomas and Tina Baldtrip, Isaiah Thomas was named after former Detroit Pistons Hall of Fame guard Isiah Thomas. A lifelong Lakers fan, James made a bet with a friend that his beloved team would beat the Pistons in the 1989 Finals or that he would name his son after Lakers nemesis Isiah Thomas. The Pistons won in a four-game sweep, but James had warmed up to the name well before that. His mother agreed on the condition that it be the biblical spelling. He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. As a child, he had “Bighead” (or Head) from his father and Isiah Thomas after the surname from his mother. “Zeke” was the nickname.
Contract lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day contract pursuant to the NBA Hardship Exception provisions, Rob Pelinka, vice president and general manager of basketball operations, announced today.
Thomas has appeared in 528 career NBA games (361 starts) for the Pelicans, Wizards, Nuggets, Cavaliers, Celtics, Suns, Kings and Lakers for 18.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 28.8 minutes. The 10-year NBA veteran recently played a game for Grand Rapids Gold in the NBA G League, scoring a total of 42 points, six rebounds, eight assists and two steals in 43 minutes.
Thomas returned to Los Angeles after averaging 15.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 26.8 minutes in 17 games (one start) for the Lakers during the 2017-18 season.
