Isaiah Thomas will try to resurrect his basketball career with the Denver Nuggets. According to ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski, Thomas will ink a one-year, $2 million deal which will see him reunite with Michael Malone, who coached him with the Sacramento Kings.
Free agent guard Isaiah Thomas has agreed to a one-year deal with the Denver Nuggets, league sources tell ESPN. Thomas will reunite with Michael Malone, who coached him with the Kings.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 13, 2018
Isaiah Thomas met with Malone and Denver’s president of basketball operations Tim Connelly in Las Vegas recently where he discussed his role in the team. Thomas was reportedly promised to have significant minutes from the bench and that he will be tasked with significant playmaking and scoring role. Prior to this, Thomas, who is still recovering from hip surgery, was reportedly in talks with Orlando Magic.
Before this offseason, Thomas expected to sign a max contract after he averaged 28.9 points per game for the Boston Celtics in 2016-17, was named an All-Star and earned second-team All-NBA honors. Unfortunately, the 29-year-old aggravated an old hip injury during the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, which sidelined him for more than six months. During that time he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After returning from injury, Isaiah Thomas struggled with the Cavs and was eventually sent to the Los Angeles Lakers. He managed to play a total of 32 games in the last season while averaging 15.1 points per game. In late March, Thomas decided to undergo a hip surgery which ruled him out for a season.
Isaiah Thomas was selected as the last pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by Sacramento Kings. His NBA career averages include 18.9 points, 5.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.
