Once the media found out how talkative Isaiah Thomas can be when the drama is happening you knew they would continue to go to him because he gives good quotes.
They might not be good for him, but they are good for us.
Here is what he had to say to USA Today about being the 6th man.
“I’m not no sixth man,” he declared in an interview with USA TODAY Sports this week. “And I won’t be a sixth man (in the future). I just want everybody to know that, like clear as can be. I’m a two-time All-Star and a starter who has done things that a lot of people in this league haven’t done (when) given that opportunity.
“But I got traded into a situation I can’t control. There’s nothing bad against (Lakers coach) Luke Walton. There’s nothing bad against the Los Angeles Lakers. I’m taking advantage of the opportunity they’ve given me, and then (we’ll) end the season off strong. And that’s all I can do. I’m not coming in here saying, ‘Oh, I want this, or this is going to happen.’ No, that’s not me. I’m just going to come in here and be a professional, and when my name is called I’m going to be more than ready for any opportunity I’m given.”
I am not knocking him for wanting to start, but sometimes it is best to move in silence because you don’t want to take money out of your pocket by talking too much.
“I told Luke when we sat down and talked (that), ‘Yeah, obviously I want to be a starter, (and) obviously I feel like I deserve and earned the right to be a starter on any team in the NBA,” Thomas said. “But I’m not going to cause problems just because you say, ‘Well right now I’m not starting.’ It is what it is. I can’t control it. They already had a team before I came here, so I’m just here to help and finish the season off strong and try to get to the next level. That’s, if anything, try to get to the playoffs if we can.”
“At the end of the day, when free agency comes, I’m going to go where I’m wanted, and wanted the most, and wanted to be Isaiah Thomas,” he said. “And I’ve got to make the best decision for me and my family, and that’s all that I’m going to be worried about when that time comes. But for right now, I’m a Laker and I’m here at least until the end of the season and I’m going to do whatever I can to make this team better.”
The Lakers have gone 20-10 since the media said LaVar Ball was going to destroy the team.