Isaiah Thomas: 'I'm going to keep trying' to recruit free agents to Boston
In today's NBA, with short contracts and constant player movement, having personalities on the roster who're willing to reach out and court prospective free agents is a huge plus.
Chandler Parsons is the most notable example, even though his most recent coup didn't work out so well.
The Boston Celtics have Isaiah Thomas filling that hole, a spunky point guard who can efficiently score with the best of them. He wants to win, badly, and is willing to recruit whoever he can until the Celtics are back in contention.
Here's what he recently told reporters during a Celtics summer league game, per Bleacher Report's Brian Robb:
“I think I’m pretty good at it. Even in college, man, when guys came on visits, I was the guy they were hanging around with all weekend. So when Danny [Ainge] came to me [about recruiting], it was easy for me to say ‘Yeah, I could try to do what I can.' I know it’s going to be tough, but I can do what I can and tell people about how nice Boston is. I just straight up tell them before I got here I didn’t know [anything] about Boston, other than the history obviously. You don’t really know how nice it is, the tradition and what being on the Celtics is about until you are on the team. I’ve done the best I can possibly do. I’m going to keep trying. There are a few more guys out there hopefully we can get.”
This is all pretty great news if you're a Celtics fan.
Boston needs to make an attractive environment next summer if it's to jump back into the thick of title contention anytime soon. Trades and draft picks will obviously help, but free agency is more important now than it's ever been in the past.
(h/t: Bleacher Report)
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