Isaiah Thomas Reveals He Was 'Very Close' to Signing with NBA Team After Workouts

Former Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas said Monday in a video titled For the Love of the Game that he worked out for several NBA teams this offseason and was even close to signing with one franchise. 

“This offseason I worked out for three teams and got very positive feedback from every organization,” Thomas said in the video, via NESN's Marcus Kwesi O'Mard. “There was one team that I was basically very close to signing (with), then it didn’t happen.”

While Thomas is looking to return to the NBA, he also said that spending time with his family has been a blessing:

"The things this past year I've been able to catch up on are like going to my kids' basketball and football games, being around their journey and being an everyday dad. Obviously, I'd rather be playing right now, but it makes me feel that much better knowing I'm not wasting any time in life. I'm able to experience situations with my family that I for the most part missed for 10 straight years being on a roster in the NBA."

The 32-year-old reportedly worked out for the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks over the summer. He "impressed" in his workout with the Mavs, but it's unclear if Dallas is the team he was close to signing with. 

The University of Washington product also impressed in a Crawsover Pro-Am game in Seattle over the summer, scoring 81 points. 

Some of Thomas' best NBA seasons came when he was with the Celtics from 2015-17. He averaged 24.7 points, 6.0 assists and 2.7 rebounds in 179 games for Boston while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from deep. He was sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the Kyrie Irving trade before the 2017-18 season. 

Since then, the 5'9" point guard has struggled to stay healthy and find playing time as he dealt with a hip injury from March 2017 and had surgery on it in a year later. He's played for five different teams, most recently the New Orleans Pelicans, since being traded by the Celtics.

The 2016 and 2017 All-Star signed a 10-day contract with the Pels last season, averaging 7.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in three games. 

It's unclear if any teams have shown interest since his workouts this summer.