Thomas Gets Traded to the Los Angles Lakers Hours after He Says He's "Tired of Being Traded"
Isaiah Thomas Gets Traded to the LA Lakers Hours After Saying He's "Tired of Being Traded"
The last 12 months for Isaiah Thomas have been rough
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.
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The Cavs are trading Thomas, Channing Frye, and their first-round pick to the Lakers for guardJordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance, Jr.
\u201cLakers sending Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance to the Cavaliers, league source tells ESPN.\u201d— Adrian Wojnarowski (@Adrian Wojnarowski) 1518109525
\u201cCleveland is sending Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye to the Lakers for Clarkson and Nance, league source tells ESPN.\u201d— Adrian Wojnarowski (@Adrian Wojnarowski) 1518109851
\u201cCavaliers also sending its 2018 first-round pick in deal to Lakers, league sources tell ESPN.\u201d— Adrian Wojnarowski (@Adrian Wojnarowski) 1518109884
What makes this move interesting is that Thomas was the centerpiece of the Kyrie Irving tradewith the Boston Celtics that occurred last summer. However, Thomas spent most of his time with the Cavs still recovering from an injury that occurred during his time with the Celtics.
When he finally came back, Thomas struggled to fit in with LeBron James and was a liability on both sides of the court. Making matters worse is the fact that Cavs have been struggling recently, and Thomas has been openly critical ofteammates and coaching decisions. Things got so toxic between Thomas and the Cleveland community, the Cavs had to turn off the commentson an IG post dedicated to him after it got blasted with hate:
Thomas only played 15 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
One thing that makes this truly tragic for Thomas is that just last night the guard said he likedplaying in Cleveland and that he's "tired of being traded."
The game is cold.
Source:ESPN
