The Phoenix Suns have completed the signing of veteran point guard Isaiah Thomas on a 10-day contract. The news was first reported by the Athletic reporter Shams Charania.
As per the latest report, the 35-year-old will be on the bench for the Suns where he will serve as a backup for Devin Booker in the upcoming matches.
This is not the first time when Thomas will be representing the Suns as he previously played for them in the 2014 campaign. In that season, he played 46 games for the Suns and ended up registering 701 points to go with 109 rebounds and 171 assists.
Thomas has not played in the NBA Since the 2021-22 season when he played for three different franchises — the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and the Charlotte Hornets.
Out of the three, he only managed to play more than five games for the Hornets. He ended up playing 17 games for the franchise that season, registering 141 points to go with 21 rebounds and 24 assists.
Thomas has been in impressive form in the G-League where he was playing for the Salt Lake City Stars which is the affiliate of the Utah Jazz franchise. In four games for the City Stars, he ended up registering 32.5 points per game to go with 5.25 assists as well.
IT is back: 11-year vet and two-time All-Star Isaiah Thomas is planning to sign a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Thomas averaged 33 points on 45 percent 3-point shooting for Salt Lake City in the NBA G League, scoring 30 in four games.
