There is optimism that former All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas will make his debut with the Denver Nuggets prior to the mid-February All-Star break, league sources told ESPN on Friday.
Thomas has been gathering momentum in his rehabilitation process from hip surgery in March, and there’s hope among Thomas and the Nuggets organization he could return as soon as a February 11-13 homestand against Miami and Sacramento, sources said.
There’s strong confidence that he will return no later than the first game after the All Star break on February 22 in Dallas, league sources said.
The final hurdle for Thomas remains playing full 5-on-5 scrimmages. He is expected to start that process soon. Thomas signed a one-year deal with Denver in July. Thomas joined the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a trade-deadline deal last season with Cleveland, where he had played only 15 games in 2017-18.
It would be exciting to see what Isaiah can do once he’s healthy, especially if he plays like he did in Boston.
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