Isaiah Thomas is back in the NBA.
The former All-Star point guard has signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Saturday.
Thomas, who last played an NBA game in April 2022 for the Charlotte Hornets, signed a G League contract in early March with hopes that he could do enough to get another shot in the NBA.
In three games with the G League’s Salt Lake City Stars, Thomas averaged 32.0 points and 5.7 assists on 37.9% shooting from the floor and 40.9% shooting from three-point range.
Thomas, a second-round pick by the Sacramento Kings in 2011, played for 10 teams from ‘11 to ‘22, including the Suns for 46 games in 2014-15.
Thomas enjoyed the best years of his career with the Boston Celtics, where he averaged 25.5 points and 6.1 assists over 158 games from 2015 to ’17. Thomas represented Boston in the All-Star Game in 2016 and ’17, and was named second-team All-NBA in ’17 before being sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer blockbuster trade that landed Boston Kyrie Irving.
The 35-year-old now joins the Suns’ backcourt featuring Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and Eric Gordon, and will provide depth off the bench as he tries to land himself a deal for the rest of the season.
Thomas has a chance to make his Suns debut Sunday when Phoenix visits the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum.
