What are Isaiah Thomas’ contract details with the Pheonix Suns?

The Suns are going to be that team, the team that will give Isaiah Thomas a chance to play on more than temporary contracts in his repeated attempt to return to the top of the NBA. The point guard finally has not only found a place on a roster but one which could see him become a title contender as the tournament reaches the decisive phase.

Journalist Shams Charania reported that Thomas will remain on the Phoenix roster until the end of the season. During this time, he will receive an amount close to $300,000 gross, which is the least important thing for his career at this point.

The Suns are giving a player (who has been reluctant to test other waters, such as Europe) a huge boost in confidence: in the weeks leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, he went through a spiral of injuries and a period of waiting that he will now try to finally get over.

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Thomas will be able to help Durant and the two outside big men who round out The Suns with so much talent. He has been valued not only for his quality as a player but his experience playing alongisde so many stars in the game.

Those famous 53 points at the Garden were his highest peak as a player and - crucially at this point in the season - came in an Eastern Conference playoff game. But it’s not only that: the performance came on his late sister’s birthday; the sentimental weight is something that Thomas is used to playing with under his vest.

Isaiah will join Lee, Saben, Damion, Grayson Allen and Eric Gordon in a team that lost its way with the departures of Paul and Payne, playmakers who helped in the last serious attempt to win the title.

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A 5-foot-9 point guard always has a handicap when it comes to playing basketball. But for the kid from Tacoma, not so much. He had already stood out with the Kings and Suns as a reserve as someone who can turn games around with speed and points - but would he succeed at the next level? Of course he would.

In Boston he won the love of the faithful, who are hard to please in a franchise that has won so much, both for his continuous trajectory of improvement and for the great games he gave them. But Thomas injured his hip for the first time and that’s when the ordeal began.

The Celtics traded him for Kyrie Irving and in the Cavaliers, next to a LeBron who would soon go to the Lakers, he was no longer the same. He moved to the Nuggets: nothing. He moved to the Wizards: nothing. Then came the pandemic and his name was soon forgotten.

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The hip injury worsened and Thomas entered the world of the developmental league and NBA call-ups for short contracts only; he played for Grand Rapids Gold in two stints, and there he stayed, ignoring the calls from the Euroleague (CSKA).

This year, already 35-years-old, he was called by the Jazz affiliate in the G-League... and he shone: 32.5 points and 5.3 assists, with 44% in three-pointers in four games opened the door to something more. And now it’s his turn to jump onto the court in Phoenix to see if the Isaiah of 2017 is there somewhere.