Level guard Isaiah Thomas signed a contract to stay with the Phoenix Suns by way of the tip of the season, the staff introduced Tuesday.
Thomas signed a string of 10-day contracts with the Suns beginning March 20 and has performed in 4 video games, averaging 1.3 factors and 0.5 assists per sport.
The league permits for golf equipment to signal a participant for as much as two 10-day contracts earlier than they both signal him for the rest of the season or he turns into a free agent. Thomas’ second 10-day deal was set to run out Tuesday.
Thomas, 35, hadn’t performed in an NBA sport in 23 months when he signed with Phoenix. He was averaging 32.5 factors and made 25 3-pointers in 4 video games for the Salt Lake Metropolis Stars of the G League.
An NBA All-Star in 2016 and 2017, Thomas completed fifth in NBA MVP voting when he averaged 28.9 factors for the Boston Celtics in the course of the 2016-17 season.
Thomas has performed for 10 NBA groups, together with this second stint with Phoenix. He averaged 15.2 factors in 46 video games (one begin) in 2014-15 with the Suns earlier than being traded to Boston in the course of the season.
Thomas additionally has performed for the Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks and Charlotte Hornets.
He has a 17.5-point scoring common in 554 video games (362 begins) over 12 seasons.
