On December 17, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. According to Shams, free agent Isaiah Thomas has finalized a signing with the Lakers. As the team's young Bradley and others triggered a health and safety agreement, the Lakers signed a 10-day contract with Thomas Jr. through a difficult exception.
In this way, Thomas Jr. was given the opportunity to return to the NBA, and he was quickly rushed to Twitter by fans. He made three appearances for the Pelicans last season before saying goodbye to the NBA. He previously represented the United States in the World Championship qualifiers, and in yesterday's development league debut, Thomas Jr. single-handedly scored 42 points!
After returning to the NBA, Thomas Jr. updated his twitter feed, writing: "Thanks for the opportunity to prove everyone wrong, let's get started!" And Ait took the lakers' official account.
It is worth mentioning that Thomas Jr. played briefly for the Lakers for half a season in the 2017-18 season. He played 17 times, including 16 as a substitute, averaged 26.8 minutes per game, and was able to score 15.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 38.3% from the field and 32.7% from three-point range!
After seeing Thomas Jr. return to the NBA, many NBA stars congratulated him, with Bulls star Lavin writing: "My brother is finally back where he belongs!" After Thomas Jr. slashed 42 points yesterday, LaVine wrote: "Let him go back to the league, hurry..."
It should be noted that the Lakers have not officially announced this news at present. The Lakers have reportedly been given two difficult exceptions at the same time, and they are likely to sign another player to fill the gap in the lineup.