▲Former Celtics star Isaiah Thomas has now officially joined the Utah Jazz G League team Salt Lake City Stars. He shined in his first game, scoring 32 points. (Photo/AP/Dazhi Image)
[NOWnews今日新聞] Former star point guard “Short Soup” Isaiah Thomas has not been able to appear in the NBA since the 2021-22 season, but he still continues to train hard while waiting for opportunities, hoping to return to the NBA one day. Isaiah Thomas also officially joined the Utah Jazz’s G League team Salt Lake City Stars a few days ago. Now he shines in his first game, scoring 32 points and successfully helping the team win.
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The 35-year-old Isaiah Thomas, who is 175 centimeters tall, last appeared on the NBA stage back in the 2021-22 season. At that time, he played for the Charlotte Hornets, leaving only 17 games played and averaging 8.3 points per game. . But Isaiah Thomas has not given up now and still hopes to return to the NBA stage. Facing the Texas Legends in this campaign, he made 4 of 7 shots in the first half and scored 18 points efficiently, although he seemed to be tired in the second half. Affected by the impact, the shooting rate began to decline, but in the end he still scored a game-high 32 points and made 5 three-pointers.
After the game, Isaiah Thomas also talked about his decision to join the G League again. He said: “Ultimately, I am still fighting for an opportunity. I just want to show the teams that I can still play a role on the court, but The most important thing is that I can teach these young people on the court.” Later, he also posted on the social platform, forwarding the essence of his personal performance in this game, and wrote: “Once I regain my physical condition and game rhythm , then it’s easy to score 45 to 50 points and win the game! Keep practicing slowly.”
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As the “last pick” in the 2011 NBA draft, Isaiah Thomas overcame his height disadvantage and continued to use his own abilities to prove that small people can survive in the NBA. In the 2016-17 season, he averaged 28.9 points per game with An astonishing performance of 5.9 assists led the Boston Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals and successfully won the second team of the year award at the end of the season.
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