Los Angeles Lakers Not Signing Isaiah Thomas to Second 10-Day Contract

After utilizing the NBA G-League Showcase as a lorry to return in the NBA, in the meantime, Isaiah Thomas is once again on the outdoors searching in.

Despite the Los Angeles Lakers continuing problems with having gamers in the lineup for video games, the group has actually chosen to bypass offering Isaiah Thomas a 2nd 10-day agreement, as reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Thomas states “multiple teams” have an interest in signing the veteran point player to an agreement in spite of being waived.

The Lakers and Isaiah Thomas won’t do a 2nd 10-day agreement, making him a totally free representative, sources inform @TheAthletic @Stadium. Multiple groups are anticipated to reveal interest in Thomas, who balanced 9.3 points in 4 video games for Lakers.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 26, 2021

Over the course of Thomas’s time with the Lakers, he balanced 9.3 points and 1.5 helps in 25.3 minutes per video game in 4 video games, consisting of a 19 point efficiency in his very first look versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, which led the group in scoring.

🔥 @isaiahthomas sets up 19 points in his go back to the @Lakers and his 2021-22 NBA launching! pic.twitter.com/tgblSNIWGX

— NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2021

The relocation begins the heels of the Lakers needing to location Rajon Rondo in the NBA’s health and wellness procedures. But with the decrease of production in his last 3 video games, consisting of shooting 30.8 percent from the field and 22.7 percent from behind the arc, offending performance ended up being an issue. When the Lakers signed Stanley Johnson and just recently un-retired Darren Collison to offers, the writing was on the wall.

Isaiah Thomas did not play in the Christmas Day match versus the Brooklyn Nets.