{"id":86375,"date":"2024-07-17T20:24:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=86375"},"modified":"2024-07-17T20:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:24:05","slug":"milwaukee-bucks-worked-out-former-mvp-candidate-isaiah-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/17\/milwaukee-bucks-worked-out-former-mvp-candidate-isaiah-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Bucks Worked Out Former MVP Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/17\/bucks-key-player-major-offseason-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> worked out former MVP candidate and two-time NBA All-Star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomais02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-17_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Thomas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bucks work out two-time NBA All-Star guard in Las Vegas: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8xCTrhPMr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8xCTrhPMr0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1813712302278877200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After no time signed him during the entire 2022-23 season, Thomas joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/09\/beloved-guard-signs-with-suns-for-rest-of-season-isaiah-thomas\/\" target=\"_self\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> during the 2023-24 season. With the Suns, Thomas played in six games, averaging 3.2 minutes per game. During his recent stint with Phoneix, the 35-year-old averaged 1.3 points per game while shooting 30% from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Thomas revealed he wants &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/15\/former-mvp-candidate-wants-to-play-1-2-more-years-isaiah-thomas\/\" target=\"_self\">to play a year or two more<\/a>&#8221; in his career.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m a free agent right now. (I\u2019m) talking to a few teams trying to see what the best opportunity is down the line,\u201d Thomas told ESPN\u2019s Cassidy Hubbarth. \u201cI want to play a year or two more. Just staying on the slow grind. Staying patiently ready. Knowing that I can impact an organisation whether I play or not, and be super impactful each and every day. So I\u2019m just waiting for the call.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to Thomas, several other players worked out for Milwaukee. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/winslju01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-17_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justise Winslow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/diallha01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-17_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hamidou Diallo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bartowi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-17_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Barton<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nowelja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-17_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaylen Nowell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>News of Thomas&#8217; workout comes just a day after Bucks free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beverpa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-17_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Beverley<\/a> joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/17\/patrick-beverleys-two-nba-suitors-revealed\/\" target=\"_self\">Hapoel Tel Aviv<\/a> of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, it remains unknown if Thomas will officially join Milwaukee&#8217;s roster for next season.<\/p>\n<h2>Milwaukee Bucks Worked Out Former MVP Candidate<\/h2>\n<h3>Isaiah Thomas Has Been Open About Wanting to Return to a Specific Team<\/h3>\n<p>Since joining the NBA in 2011, Thomas has had stints with 10 different teams. However, there is one particular stint that stands out. From 2015 to 2017, Thomas played 179 games for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/12\/02\/boston-celtics-trade-review-15-isaiah-thomas-from-the-suns\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Celtics<\/a>. During this time, the Washington native took the NBA by storm. In two-and-a-half seasons with the Celtics, Thomas became a two-time All-Star, an All-NBA Second Team selection, and finished top-five in MVP voting for the 2016-17 season. With Boston, Thomas averaged 24.7 points and 6 assists per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Very quickly, Thomas became a fan favorite in Boston. However, the Celtics traded him during the 2017 offseason in a blockbuster deal to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/irvinky01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-17_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyrie Irving<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/08\/22\/cleveland-cavaliers-trade-kyrie-irving-to-boston-celtics-for-isaiah-thomas\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>. Thomas has yet to return to MVP-caliber status.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the trade, Thomas has publicly expressed his love for Boston and his desire to return to the team one day. In 2022, the guard spoke about trying to come back to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBCSCeltics\/status\/1501234959083872261\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to speak on because I\u2019ve opened my arms to try to come back in so many ways. It\u2019s not even about playing and trying to pick up where I left off. I\u2019m past that moment, but I know there\u2019s been times where I can help in that locker room. I\u2019m not in there every day, so I can\u2019t speak on what\u2019s going on. This is from the outside looking in, but I\u2019ve felt there\u2019s been times where Brad (Stevens) could make a call and give me an opportunity, and it hasn\u2019t happened.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even if he does not sign with the Bucks, it seems unlikely Thomas will ever get his wish to return to the Celtics organization.<\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word on Isaiah Thomas<\/h3>\n<p>Thomas still has a little bit left in the tank. He can still provide an offensive boost off the bench and has playoff experience. Additionally, his veteran presence could be important for a contending team like the Bucks. Even if Milwaukee does not sign Thomas, it is noteworthy that they at least worked him out. It will be interesting to see where the former Celtics star takes his talents for next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks worked out former MVP candidate and two-time NBA All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas. Bucks work out two-time NBA All-Star guard in Las Vegas: pic.twitter.com\/8xCTrhPMr0 \u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 17, 2024 After no time signed him during the entire 2022-23 season, Thomas joined the Phoenix Suns during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":86379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,2,15,62,3],"tags":[1012,171,4691,325,406,494,295],"class_list":["post-86375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-featured","category-bucks","category-nba","category-news","tag-hamidou-diallo","tag-isaiah-thomas","tag-jaylen-nowell","tag-justise-winslow","tag-kyrie-irving","tag-patrick-beverley","tag-will-barton"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}