Earlier this day, the Hornets sat in the center of their home spectrum and ushered in a showdown with the Western Conference powerhouse Jazz, although the first three quarters of the two sides played very anxiously, but with a 7-point lead in the final quarter (30-23), the Hornets finally won the Jazz 107-101, walking out of the haze of the last 15-point loss to the Knicks. Thomas Jr., who has just signed a formal contract with the team in this game, also continues to get the opportunity to play, in the 14 minutes of playing on the bench, 4 of 6, scored 9 points and 2 steals, plus or minus +15 also ranked first in the team, continuing to play his role as an "assassin".
At the beginning of the season, Thomas Jr. did not get the favor of any NBA team, although he had received an invitation from the European League in the offseason, but he wanted to stay in the NBA, he did not accept these offers, but chose to join the Nuggets in the development league's affiliated team, the Big Rapids Gold Team, shortly after the official start, and in the first game he slashed 42 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. It didn't take long to receive an invitation from the old owner Lakers, who were short of manpower in the backcourt, to return to the Purple and Gold Army with a 10-day short contract.
In the first game to join the Lakers, Thomas Jr. scored a season-high 19 points in only 21 minutes of playing time, and then scored 13 points in the battle with the Bulls, but unfortunately, in the next two games, Thomas Jr. suddenly lost his hand, and in the two games with the Suns and Spurs, a total of 16 out of 2, and just after the Lakers' injured soldiers all returned to the team, Thomas Jr. did not continue to stay in the team after the expiration of his 10-day short contract. In the four games for the Lakers, Thomas Jr. averaged 9.3 points per game, proving that he still deserved a main rotation position, and it was precisely because of the Lakers' good performance that he was invited by the Lone Ranger to Dallas again with a 10-day short contract.
As a result, he only played 1 game, leaving 6 points and 4 assists, and he was quarantined for triggering the league's health and safety agreement, and his contract expired after his "unblocked" comeback. In desperation, Thomas Jr. had to continue to return to the golden team of the development league, and returned to the team's 3 games, Thomas Jr. averaged 41.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and was successfully selected as the best of the week in the development league.
It is also this beautiful data sheet, so that Thomas Jr. was favored by Jordan this time, and joined the Hornets with a 10-day short contract, which is already his third team this season, the first game for the Hornets, is the Cavaliers who have played, Thomas Jr. in only 14 minutes of playing time, he cut 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals of the all-around data, and helped the team to catch the opponent.
Later, with multiple games in double figures, Thomas Jr. also recently received a formal contract from the Hornets, allowing him to play for the team until the end of the season. Counting today's game, Thomas Jr. has played 8 games in the Hornets, and in just 13.4 minutes, he can efficiently deliver 9.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 42.6% from the field, accompanied by 41.9% three-point shooting. In this team that attaches great importance to offense, Thomas Jr. has indeed become an important bench bandit in the Hornets, and if he can maintain this momentum, it is not impossible to get a multi-year contract offered by the Hornets in the offseason to remain in the NBA.