Isaiah Thomas having surgery on hip; Lakers interested in summer talks

[Rock Strongo]

IT having hip surgery; Lakers keen on talks

 

[bksballer89]

Celtics fucked him up.

Low class organization

 

[Rock Strongo]

Celtics fucked him up.

Low class organization

he fucked himself up.

for the team.

and gave everything he had here. he honestly thought this was home. danny told him it was.

 

[tlance]

he fucked himself up.

for the team.

and gave everything he had here. he honestly thought this was home. danny told him it was.

Liar! Danny knew he wasn't paying IT.

Seriously though, the latest surgery might actually make him affordable enough for the Lakers to get. IT should probably be looking at 1 year deals now. Awful news for him.

 

[bksballer89]

Liar! Danny knew he wasn't paying IT.

Seriously though, the latest surgery might actually make him affordable enough for the Lakers to get. IT should probably be looking at 1 year deals now. Awful news for him.

Feel so bad for the kid

 

[DJ]

He should have had surgery done earlier.....if the Lakers do re-sign him.....it's a 1 year deal.

 

[Mecca]

Not a bad plan C if they don't get George or LeBron.

1 year Redick/KCP deal might be enough to massage his ego.

He said he was a max player.

He didn't say it had to be for max years.

* semantics are for the petty *

 

[tducey]

To bad to see this. He's a good player but injuries seem to be derailing him. Let's see what happens.

 

[msgkings322]

To bad to see this. He's a good player but injuries seem to be derailing him. Let's see what happens.

I'm genuinely curious, and not trying to be mean....is your gentle Captain Obvious thing a character or are you really just about saying really vanilla obvious things about sports?

 

[Black Adam]

yeah, i'm not down with re-signing ITty bitty at all...

let him be a defensive liability to another team...

 

[True Lakers Fan]

IT having hip surgery; Lakers keen on talks

I really think that IT is a good fit for the Lakers coming off the bench. Normally the team likes to go small at times and push the pace which Isaiah Thomas is a good fit. Getting the surgery now is a good thing as it gives him a better chance of healing. It also means that other teams won't be giving him priority and the Lakers have a good chance to re-sign him - In my opinion - with the injury - Somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 to 12 million is the most he is worst without risking a huge amount of money on a player that could be diminished with injuries next season.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

yeah, i'm not down with re-signing ITty bitty at all...

let him be a defensive liability to another team...

It depends - He isn't going to be signed quickly with that injury - so if the Lakers could get him around the 8 million per year on a two year contract - Coming off the bench - he has played well if he recovers from his injury - Really big if though - The Lakers need to focus on healthy players and put signing IT as a low priority as in after the good players are all signed and its the leftovers that are available. He really has fit in good with the Lakers

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

Dude got osteoporosis???????

 

[wildturkey]

I feel bad for this dude. He lost out on a big pay day because he got bad medical advice from Boston (or they straight up lied to him so he'd keep playing), played through the pain and it messed him up. Now with him having to get another procedure, I doubt he's ever the player he was before. He can still be effective, but he won't ever be that "King In the Fourth" All Star guard guy again. Damn shame.

 

[tlance]

It depends - He isn't going to be signed quickly with that injury - so if the Lakers could get him around the 8 million per year on a two year contract - Coming off the bench - he has played well if he recovers from his injury - Really big if though - The Lakers need to focus on healthy players and put signing IT as a low priority as in after the good players are all signed and its the leftovers that are available. He really has fit in good with the Lakers

There is a 0% chance IT signs a multiyear deal for anywhere close to those figures. Unless he has player opt out clauses which make it a 1 year deal.

Next season is 100% about proving health and getting that max he feels he deserves. He will not sign anything more than a 1 year deal unless somebody ignores his injury and gives him something like 3 years 60 million. Don't see that happening either, but there are some really dumb talent starved teams out there.

 

[bksballer89]

I feel bad for this dude. He lost out on a big pay day because he got bad medical advice from Boston (or they straight up lied to him so he'd keep playing), played through the pain and it messed him up. Now with him having to get another procedure, I doubt he's ever the player he was before. He can still be effective, but he won't ever be that "King In the Fourth" All Star guard guy again. Damn shame.

Yep, boston fucked him up. It is a damn disgrace.

Danny Ainge is seriously a scum bag

 

[trojanfan12]

played through the pain

Apparently, that's just him. Luke said that he had no idea how much pain he was playing through. He said that every time he asked him how he's feeling he'd say "I feel great."

Luke also said that he told him "any time you need to skip practice, it's okay, just let me know." He said IT was "out there everyday doing his thing."

 

[bksballer89]

Apparently, that's just him. Luke said that he had no idea how much pain he was playing through. He said that every time he asked him how he's feeling he'd say "I feel great."

Luke also said that he told him "any time you need to skip practice, it's okay, just let me know." He said IT was "out there everyday doing his thing."

Say what you want about IT as a player but he has a lot of heart.

 

[trojanfan12]

Say what you want about IT as a player but he has a lot of heart.

Yeah he does.

From what I've read, the players all love him too. They were talking all about what a good leader he's been, the advice he gives them and how he was helping them to be ready to play every single day, every game.

After reading all of that, plus what Luke said, I hope the surgery goes well and that the Lakers find a way to keep him.

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah he does.

From what I've read, the players all love him too. They were talking all about what a good leader he's been, the advice he gives them and how he was helping them to be ready to play every single day, every game.

After reading all of that, plus what Luke said, I hope the surgery goes well and that the Lakers find a way to keep him.

Yeah especially if he agrees to be a 6th man