Isaiah Thomas: The Tiny Titan of 2017…
In the mystical land of basketball legends, who would’ve thought that a 5’9” guard like Isaiah Thomas would carry the Celtics’ scoring crown? Yet, in the 2017 season, he did just that with outrageously impressive efficiency. Imagine giving him a task heavier than carrying a yak up Mount Everest – his scoring load in Celtics history was like asking a goldfish to pull a freight train! Thomas had a 34% usage rate and scored over 30 points per 36 minutes, making legends like Larry Bird and Paul Pierce look like they were on a coffee break.
How did this pocket-sized player score more efficiently than any Celtics superstar? Enter Brad Stevens, the mastermind coach who could have probably turned a rubber chicken into a Player of the Week. Thanks to space-clearing centers like Al Horford, Thomas thrived on the court like a rabbit in a cabbage field. His speed made defenders look like they were running through a marshmallow swamp. With an offensive rating spike of 14 points when Thomas played, he proved to be the comet that lit up the Celtics’ sky, sitting at the table of gods like Larry Bird without even needing a booster seat!
