Isaiah Thomas is set to make his Denver Nuggets debut on Wednesday night, but don't get too excited: we may not see that much of him.
According to Nick Kosmider of The Athletic, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said that Thomas' playing time will coincide with what is best for the team and stressed how long Thomas has been out, indicating that his playing time against the Sacramento Kings may be limited.
Thomas underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip last March and has been sidelined ever since.
After splitting the 2017-18 campaign between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers, interest in the hobbled Thomas was limited over the summer, but the Nuggets ended up signing him to a one-year deal.
Just two years ago, Thomas was one of the most dynamic players in the league for the Boston Celtics, averaging 28.9 points, 5.9 assists and 2.7 assists over 33.8 minutes per game while shooting 46.3 percent from the floor, 37.9 percent from three-point range and 90.9 percent from the free-throw line in leading the Celtics to 53 wins and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
However, two games into the Celtics' five-game Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Cavaliers, Thomas was shut down due to a hip injury that had been plaguing him for about two months.
That offseason, Boston traded Thomas to Cleveland in a deal that sent Kyrie Irving to the C's. Thomas struggled mightily with the Cavs and was then dealt to the Lakers at the deadline.
The 30-year-old spent the first three seasons of his career with the Kings and then spent a half of a season with the Phoenix Suns before being traded to the Celtics midway through the 2014-15 campaign.
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