OT IT to have season ending surgery

Thomas will miss the remainder of the Lakers season and going to have surgery on his hip to clean out some debris. That's going to cost him a bunch of money in the off season.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...urgery-los-angeles-lakers-interested-new-deal

 

Don't think the surgery will cost him much money. IT is a nitch player. He wasn't going to earn that much regardless. He'll get around $5-6M this summer

 

His play and his attitude cost him even more.

BNM

 

His injury while with the Celtics is what cost him.

 

That was the first domino, but his shitty ass attitude in CLE and refusing to come off the bench in LA, coupled with his complete lack of defense hasn't helped his case.

BNM

 

One of the most overrated players in the league

 

And in his own mind.

BNM

 

Why are we talking about a fictional killer clown?

 

He was looking for north of $25 mil/year. He was up front about this when he was in Boston.

 

BOS was the perfect fit for him. They needed his scoring, but could surround him with 4 defensive studs to help hide his deficiencies on that end of the floor.

BNM

 

He has actually been so overrated in the last year or so - that he is becoming underrated. Someone will get him for less than the MLE and will have an excellent instant-offense off the bench for 15-20 minutes a night.

 

Jeez hes fallen from grace. Just last year he was key to the Celtics. Now he's and afterthought.

 

If he agrees to come off the bench and not be a team destroying cancer.

After missing 38 of 45 games, the guy actually had the nerve to call out Kevin Love for missing a game in which the team, including IT, gave up 148 points in regulation. Love had only missed one game all year, was playing like an all star, and has won a championship in CLE. He may not be perfect, but for Thomas, who didn't accomplish shit in CLE to call out Love shows a monumental lack of self-awareness.

BNM

 

Totally agree.

 

ALmost like me?

 

I don't think anyone thinks IT was not out of line there and has a higher opinion of himself than warranted. I suspect however that having been traded twice this year with less than optimal results in either place have probably knocked him off his soap box - and the upcoming lack of options will likely provide another one of these reality checks - that it seems to me he will likely get a sub-MLE offer somewhere - and whoever gives him that ensures he understand where he is standing.

So, to me, it seems that a team with string leadership (be it players or coaches) might be able to get a good deal on an instant offense 15-20 minutes a game instant-offense kind of player.

 

Exactly, well except for the "almost" part.

BNM

 

Some bottom dwelling team that needs a PG and a "name" to put butts in the seats will probably over pay him. On a crap team where he is the 1st, 2nd and 3rd options, he may very well lead the league and scoring - while also leading his team to 21 wins.

BNM