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Thomas, 37, will reportedly function a scout for the Celtics whereas based mostly out of Seattle.
Former Celtics star level guard Isaiah Thomas is formally again with the group — albeit in a distinct capability.
According to The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, the 37-year-old Thomas has been employed by the Celtics as each a professional and faculty scout.
Thomas — who hails from Washington — will reportedly be based mostly out of Seattle and function a useful resource for Brad Stevens’ basketball operations employees on the subject of evaluating expertise out on the West Coast.
“Sources stated Thomas, 37, has joined Celtics executives on the NBA Mix this week in Chicago, the place he has helped interview draft prospects whereas additionally studying concerning the general analysis course of,” Himmelsbach wrote.
Thomas has been a beloved determine in Boston since first becoming a member of the franchise by way of a commerce from the Phoenix Suns in February 2015.
Regardless of solely taking part in components of three seasons in Boston from 2015-17, Thomas shortly grew to become a fan favourite for his high-scoring capabilities, fearless method regardless of his 5-foot-9 body, and his function in serving to to bridge what was as soon as regarded as an arduous, long-term rebuild in Boston.
“It looks like I used to be right here for 10 years,” Thomas said of Boston in November 2025 during “The Tradition” award program at TD Garden. “It looks like I received a number of championships and I used to be solely right here for two-and-a-half, three years. And the real love that town, the group, simply the common followers, each day … because the first day I acquired traded right here — I’m perpetually grateful. I’m perpetually grateful. And that feeling is mutual.”
Initially introduced aboard as a high-octane scoring possibility who primarily got here off the bench throughout his tenure in Phoenix, Thomas shortly blossomed right into a celebrity with Boston — incomes two All-Star nods in 2016 and 2017 whereas ending fifth in NBA MVP voting throughout his ultimate yr with the Celtics.
Thomas’ profession in the end went sideways after taking part in by way of a big hip damage for many of the 2017 playoffs — in the end getting shut down throughout a collection loss to the Cavaliers within the Jap Convention Finals.
Thomas was later traded to the Cavaliers in August 2017 as a part of a blockbuster deal that introduced Kyrie Irving to Boston.
The shifty level guard by no means regained his kind as an All-Star expertise after that hip damage, logging reps for the Cavs, Lakers, Nuggets, Wizards, Pelicans, Mavericks, Hornets, and Suns earlier than final taking part in within the NBA with Phoenix in 2023-24.
Regardless that Thomas’ final recreation as a Celtic got here years earlier than a revamped core that includes Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown captured an 18th championship in June 2024, Thomas felt as if he helped play a job in getting the franchise again on monitor throughout the rudderless seasons after the “Large 3” period got here to a detailed.
“I perceive I used to be a stepping stone in the appropriate course,” Thomas said of Boston in July 2024. “That’s nonetheless an incredible feeling. Regardless that I’m not part of their championship group, I used to be a chunk to get them to the place they’re in the present day. I’ll at all times have love for town of Boston. I’ve love for the group and I’m tremendous grateful for the love they offer me.”
Thomas received a standing ovation from the TD Garden crowd throughout a go to to Boston in December 2025, with head coach Joe Mazzulla talking extremely of Thomas’ long-standing impression on the franchise regardless of his restricted time on the parquet.
“I believed it was an excellent gesture to have I.T. again. I imply, he’s executed a lot for town and actually for the group,” Mazzulla stated of Thomas. “I got here proper on the tail finish of him being right here, however simply who he was as an individual and a participant simply says rather a lot about him.
“He units an instance of, sure, it’s about successful, but additionally while you’re a excessive character man, individuals respect you while you’re in a position to depart the place sort of a bit of higher than you discovered it.”
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