Los Angeles Lakers point guard Isaiah Thomas is set to undergo a season-ending arthroscopic right hip surgery tomorrow, according to a team release. The procedure is meant to be merely a follow-up to help alleviate the remnants from his previous surgery at the end of the 2016-17 postseason.

“We will be doing a minimally invasive procedure to “clean up” the joint of all inflammatory debris related to his injury from last season,” said Dr. Bryan Kelly of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City in a statement, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Thomas started in only one of his 17 games with the team since being traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline in February. His role with the Lakers has been as the team's sixth man after the organization traded Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. to the Cavs in return for the 5-foot-9 dynamo.

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Thomas has had a poor bounce-back year after ranking third in scoring in the league last season with a 28.9 points-per-game average with the Boston Celtics. His 15.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 2.1 rebounds this season pale in comparison to last season's efforts, along with the measly 37 percent shooting for the season — unable to replicate an MVP-caliber season after his previous season-ending injury.

The Lakers have remained committed to starting rookie Lonzo Ball, who still figures to be the point guard of the future for the team, regardless of the moves made during free agency.

Thomas has an unforeseen future ahead, as he's bound to become a free agent at the end of this season and faces several complications with a tough market and several concerns over the health of his hip — an injury that has proved career-derailing for many others before.