Cris Carter reveals how Isaiah Thomas' NBA career just nosedived | FIRST THINGS FIRST
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- In his conversation with Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe, Cris Carter explains how Isaiah Thomas just hit a major speed bump in his career as his style of play does is not conducive to facing high profile point guards like Steph Curry, Russell Westbrook and James Harden in the West.
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Cris Carter reveals how Isaiah Thomas' NBA career just nosedived | FIRST THINGS FIRST
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What are your thoughts on IT going to the Lakers?
Enjoy the weather while you can IT. Pack light 🎒🎒
Hi.
Magic Johnson is a people person he will have one conversation with Isaiah and things will be different than they were in Cleveland.
First Things First: Cris Carter and Nick Wright
"Poor lil Tink Tink ........ " Katt Williams
Jenna looking good in that purple...I see you girl....
Isaiah and his agent are both delusional
Wow I feel so bad for him, making milions and living in LA, poor thing
Trick Facts 😭😭😭 Life is not fair. Poor I.T. 😉
Yea I really don't understand this he is a multi millionaire wow plp are so needy
IT needs to forget about playing to get paid and start playing to win
C.Ruivivar exactly!
Well he won't accomplish much winning in la lol especially being in the West
He was talking way too much about the team... Lebron does that but his play backs it up. I love Isaiah but its true
Love it4 and I want him to get that bag, but I can't feel bad for a millionaire... You could be working in a call center somewhere... Count your blessings bruh... Your an injured 5'9 ISO player
First Last as someone in a call center somewhere ... ouch lol ... You could've said he could be working at a country club for millionaires... oh wait that's my other job smh lol
I work in a call center too that's why I said it
First Last lmao facts we'll make it out some day !
So true, be thankful for those millions you can still make.
He's talking and demanding WAY TOO MUCH. 1 good year in Boston and he think he is a superstar. Let me tell you something about Isaiah, he's NOT a superstar. He's a good player, has a big heart, but he's more like Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford not Russell Westbrook or Steph Curry
Reza Rizki Lou Williams posting star stats though.. on a consistent basis, even going into the starting rotation.
IT brought his team to the conference final
key word... brought...past tense
So pretty much He's a bench bum
The only reason Magic took IT, was cap space
First time ever I agree with nick today it really is sad that all these things happened to IT and he should have stepped out during the play offs
IT should go to China if he wants to get “paid”
Chinese dont like the loud mouth.
wow they actually didn't annoy me today. Anyways, IT has a giant ego.. it significantly helped him last year when everything revolved around him but has significantly diminished him this season. An example of what happens when you become too cocky.
He can get paid if he goes to a weak team like Atlanta Hawks.
over dennis scrhoder lol i doubt it
House Flipping Guide the Magic need a PG so he could get something
House Flipping Guide nobody is paying him Max money, I feel like that’s fairly obvious. No way he gets that long term max contract like many teams they’re tanking. And no contender wants him because they have pg’s and he won’t come off the bench so...
Paid 7 million a year
hawk ain't paying no one
He needs to forget the Celtics trade, the cavs misfit, the mega contract
He needs to focus on getting healthy
He needs to be humble and try to fit in and if Lakers don't get major stars they may give him 25 million for one year to rebuild his value
I feel like he is carrying with him too many bad feelings about his betrayal to his bad fit and being under paid
I know he got paid 30 million in last contract but to a average person that's money that should set you up for life. And you will make more than 15 to 20 million per moving forward for next 4 to 6 years so don't worry about the money part
true
Regardless, IT is getting payed millions to play ball. How many of us would love to get payed millions to play a sport.
Humble Douglas you can’t play the sport your entire life tho like most jobs. A lot of players are trying to make enough to last after their career/the rest of their life.
Don't worry he getting a video tribute when he comes back to Cleveland
IT better watch his mouth or Lavar is gonna speak out and say “SEND THAT MIDGET BACK TO AAU, MELO AND GELO ARE BETTER”
Julio El Chavez either way. Lavar will talk especially if Lakers or Lonzo doesn't win
Tbh, they probably are. Lol. IT is overrated. 5'9" with a degenerative hip, poor team chemistry, volume scorer(if we're being honest), horrible passer, trash defense, and an ego larger than Lavar Ball(which I don't even think Lavar has one, he's just confident. But a lot of people do for some reason so I'm just saying).
Nate Robinson and IT were underappreciated and severely disrespected and underpaid for what they did.
Imleocalm
You forget they were both "undersized"
Hey he might be undersize but he will still cross u up factsss
Shatay Simpson then get blocked lol
LOVE Jenna at the end 😂
I don't think Isiah should have said that he won't come off the bench publicly....but man as a Celtics fan I feel for him. Dudes got heart, loves the game of basketball. Its why he called out Kevin Love, its why he was so upset about the trade, its why he called out the Cavs every time they lost. I think a Buy out would be nice, the Spurs or maybe New Orleans could use him. I love Isiah Thomas and I know the Celtics was the perfect situation for him but man he deserves 20 mil a year. This is exactly the storyline that puts Isiah Thomas as the next "star" that seemingly out of nowhere becomes a mid level exception player.
Ammar Hafeez IT did it to himself...i love tha game too but if i’m on a new team i’m not boutta be callin out smebody that’s been on tha team before me that won a championship...on top of that Love was the only player consistently showin up...IT played like 4 games?? u callin out NBA champion Kevin Love?? who are you?? he thought he was more important than he really was...i would say hopefully this will humble him buh he’s alrdy saying he’s not cmin off tha bench... this’ll probably be his last season in tha league 🤷🏾♂️
Yeah, I get where your coming from but dude just wanted to be successful. He just did it in the worse way possible.
Isaiah’s not guarding anybody anyway 😂😂
I think IT did this to himself...if only he was silent bout what he was gonna do and max contract...he would have been better off
exactly. i think him talking about getting a max contract scared off the celtics into trading him. they knew he wasn't worth that kind of money so when kyrie became available it made the decision to trade him easier.
jenna looks like Richard nixon
emmett n Jenna is a fine b
emmett n She looks like the white version of Elle Duncan.
I feel bad asf for IT even though he was playing like a scrub.
In the east he has to guard really tough point guards also. Kemba Walker, Kyrie Irving, John Wall, Kyle Lowry, Goran Dragic, Eric Bledsoe, Dennis Schroeder.....
Lakers didn't trade for IT to keep him on the roster in the first place. They don't care what he can do because he's out the door as soon as the season's over. Lakers traded for IT because his contract's about to expire, so they can dump him to get two max contracts this offseason. IT is the exact opposite of Lonzo Ball. Ball is oversized for a PG and pass-first... like Magic himself. IT is undersized and shoot-first... not the ball-movement style Luke Walton is trying to build.
IT has these last 30 games or so to show that he can still play. Lakers aren't making the post-season so that is his window. No matter how he plays, IT's out testing free agency in a market that isn't looking for someone like him. Maybe scoring off the bench at best. But IT now has to show he can still shoot, is willing to come off the bench, and isn't going to destroy the locker room.
I wish I have IT's luck. 30 millions in 7 years???? I take that any day
Compare that though to like the 150 mil in 7 years that guys who put out 1/5th the output and tell me you wouldnt feel shafted.
Luck? Dude worked harder to get to that level than any other basketball player did to get to the NBA.
Ethan Saunders Yeah! But Being Healthy is also being Lucky!
Imagine you don't get so Lucky from now on and get diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer next week!
That's bad Luck!
He is Lucky! He is Relatively Healthy and Made 30 millions in 7 years!
Ammar Hafeez that's when you use part of your 30 million to invest and make more
IT has gone full-Spreewell
Seriously, how is IT suppose to feed his family only making $8,000,000 a year?? The madness!
IT Brinx Truck now a Fiat
Still makes more than u .....
Jenna looking good today 👀
What Nick said about injured players makes me think about D. Rose. He is probably a shadow of himself because of worrying about if he can get healthy for a long stint to play like he used to, or if he should be considering leaving the NBA.
the best that could actually happen for IT, assuming he gets any modicum of health, is he humbles up, plays as a back up in the role of jordan clarkson, so that when next year is a free agent he can convince some team to give him LESS money than he's getting now...
LAvar ball is going to make I.T cry lol
The Crispy Show ! BGC LIVE edition!!! but Lavar is a crybaby tho
Lonzo dont mind passing the ball to IT. Lonzo dont like to shoot the ball anyways!
Cris carter NOSEdived...
Benny Bos out of order
I don't think IT decided where he wanted to be traded but this guy will bounce back for sure.
Jenna looks good.
I love Jenna
When is Lonzo expected to return?? Either way IT should play hard and fully recover from his hip. Limit his words and increase his game.
Jose Lopez he should play hard & fully recover from his hip? Those things are contradictory
Cavaliers should've traded him for Bledsoe
How easy is it for us to forget OR STOP CARING what Isaiah did just a year ago. When he is healthy who's going to guard IT!?
chipgist when you're as small and explosive as he is a hip injury is a big injury. When is he going to be healthy again, if ever?
chipgist the thing is, with the way he's looking he might never fully recover
Lerone McKenzie yeah I know I get it but people talk bad about this man as if he hasn't done something so special
berk sönmez I hope he can prove everyone wrong
chipgist me too, I feel sad just by watching him play with less explosiveness
The same thing happened to Nasty Nate
To Pi yeah should be in the league maybe not a starter but still in the league
Thats the FIRST time Ive heard anyone say 'What if he gets hurt?' Thats a MAJOR factor! If anything stops him from playing time, hes outta the league!
2:26 "Oooh!" 😂😂😂😂
Wish I can like for CC and dislike for Wright ...
IT was a beast last season because Celtics designed a system to play around him. His offense covered for his lack of defense and he had a good defensive system team to cover him. But since he got a bad hip and couldn't have the ball 90% of time, he is just an average player. Also the main issue here is his attitude.
only matter of time till he gets traded to Lithuania for Melo!!! BBB! BIG BAWLER
Why does she need to read the names of those guards off a piece of paper...??
Sports_Grinder cuz she’s a bum
Some of them are rookies
Back up the Brink's Truck? Boston was never going to pay him even if he was 100% healthy. Dude is not a championship caliber building block who sensible GMs max out. He did well in Brad's system surrounded by great defenders. How many teams are set up like that, who will be willing to just be a playoff team and not championship.
I hate how they make it sound like teams from other conferences don’t play each other
Luke Chapman
Not as much. They’re also referring to playoffs.
Those guards have to guard I.T also
jaysenior88ify lol he not looking that good though have you seen him play he's not blowing by ppl he needs multiple picks to get open he just not there
love this show, much better than first take
People act like When someone goes ot the west they dont play the east teams anymore. LOL
Will Deonne Creative they are talking about playoff problems with those comments cause those are the dangers they may face
No you just play the west 2x more than before
The man is coming off of injury! Besides Boston he’s always been a bench guy/6th or 7th man. He will slide right back into that role
But he is the one who says he does not want to come off the best.
deme prince not his choice
He does not seem to understand that . He needs to humble and just put himself in the place to do whatever is asked of him, and just play good bball
You can only be fronting and running your mouth if you are balling . Right now he is not.
This girl's got canons for arms.
The media consistently hates on/discriminates against him because of his height...bad mouthing his chances of getting paid.......in this climate "gossip" matters
carlos dupree it’s his game
Even Tyler Ulis who's the shortest in the NBA currently plays very good defense. IT doesn't play well cause he doesn't even try on that end.
I think you’re misusing the word discriminate
carlos dupree No, its because of his personality. He has that Floyd Mayweather personality. Except, he hasn't accomplished anything. Floyd is an all time great, and many people still can't his attitude. The other big thing is that basketball, unlike boxing, is a team sport. That me me me attitude won't get you anywhere in a sport that requires a team effort. The last difference is that boxing has weight classes. Basketball does not. So imagine Floyd Mayweather with a bum hip, trying to play basketball. Not gonna be very successful. Not only that, but he ruins chemistry, has no respect for others, refuses to defer to players who are clearly superior, refuses to play defense or take accountability and blames others for things he directly caused, alienates allys, can't even shoot well anymore and is still (in some distorted reality) is demanding a MAX contract??? Poor lil IT.
His height made him a media darling last year. Sports love the under dog story, the media is “hating” on him because he’s playing like trash and his personality is trash.
At this point, there are seriously people believing Lonzo Ball is a better player already than Isaiah Thomas. The Ball Belief is looking like a cult
Lonzo is already a better player than IT.
He told Nick to ask like a adult lol!
Isaiah gonna prove haters wrong again. He just was at the wrong place at the wrong time with Cavs
People talks hit because his to short,
But he’s still a great offensive player ,that’s ridiculous coming back from hip injuries and took seventh
Months to get back
He can’t just play 15 games and expecting he would score 40 a night
Give him a couple months
I believe that 100%
the only way he can even come close to having a similar season to the last is if he is completely healthy and goes to a team without stars and become the only offensive option where he can dominate the ball without anyone complaining about it because he is the only offensive option. IT's numbers were greatly exaggerated last year because he was in the same situation that allen iverson was in philadelphia where no one else demanded the ball and he could do whatever he wanted.
Ok. He is playing with people double his weight. Almost 2 ft. taller that are faster and stronger. He has NO DEFENSE. NONE. He is literally being pushed around on the court. With a bad hip, he is now in danger of a dangerous knee or back injury now. lakers did not WANT him, they just traded for him. He is nearly 30 years old with the hip of a 80 year old with NO GUARANTEED CONTRACT. We are entering the playoffs now, where play will get more intensive as teams try to secure their spot and his agent is already stating he is not going to sit on the bench. And he has Napoleon complex and still upset about what boston did. LOL. He cant get any better being 30 with bad hips in a league with someone that is 6'2 is kinda short. If your curious, go watch a hip replacement surgery on here and then let me know what you think. LOL .
Love you Nick! Miss you in Htown
IT and Lonzo in the same lineup might be pretty good. Having more than one ball handler is never bad
shut up
IT not gonna share the ball he being selfish he going mess up the chemistry
It's business, IT should've known that. Playing hurt is one thing but playing with an injury foolish. This ain't high school.
@4:26 Great moment lol
The Lakers only got 2 players back in this deal and Isaiah Thomas is a distant third most valuable asset gained.
No team will win a title with IT as the starting point. He can't guard anybody decent. I'd rather have Jeremy Lin.
Creepy Stares I agree. Phenomenal player but have the same issue Nate Robinson had..height disadvantage s
He needs Brad Stevens to coach him to turn anything around
1st thing he has to do is learn to stay off the camera downing your team,start guarding,start scoring,or end your career...
ITs comments as a Cav player were totally true.
No they weren't lmao.
Matthew Moscotto Yes they were. He talked about then not practicing a lot and they started practicing more. He talked about rotation. They changes it up last game. IT had some good points and they know it.
I will be astonished if he gets anything close to a max deal
GL
Big word. Congratulations.
You know what ? I actually like people coming and doubting Isaiah again . just so he can proof his self again.
Why did they talk about the same thing twice?
In other words, lots of defensive players in the NBA (right), suddenly, in fact, very few do, furthermore, simply touch a a grown man and the referees call a foul, all game long, every game, for many years now. NBA is almost entirely about offense, first and foremost. If Isiah can score 20 or more points, he gets between 100-130 million over 5-6 years, betcha.
“Now he’ll have to match up with the guards of the west...”
Does the East not play the West anymore I’m confused..?
First off! It wasn't Isaiah's fault for him to be traded from Boston.
Defend the land!!!
Fit in not fit out IT
Y'all forgetting the fact that this man was a last pick. He wasn't even supposed to even last and he's managed to get himself here. That ain't luck, as much as he talks, he wouldn't be here if he didn't have that mentality.
Just like Nate Robinson, getting bounced around the league every year lol
Lol LBJ sabotaged that man's career. On top of that hip injury IT might be done smh
Lol how are you blaming bron?? Kyrie asked for the trade🤣
Thomas should be on new Orleans
He can get paid... Sue the Boston Celtics franchise for diagnosing ur injury wrongly....
And I believe they knew the magnitude of the injury that is why they got rid of him so quickly... The NBA have to investigate this
Miss cris
Why everybody acting like IT didn’t get paid. Dude still got like $6-7 millions a year, so stop acting like he’s not getting paid. He’s a 5’8 player with a bad hip... he’s not worth a max contract. His style of play is aggressive and his 5’8 frame cannot take the punishment. He’s a constant liability on defense and great teams easily exploit him. When he played against Houston with the Cavs, they constantly switched him onto a big man and Capela was catching east lobs.
Nick got emotional towards the end.
They have to check Isiah too.
IT will get paid when he focuses on basketball and not the contract.....Know Yourself!
LaVar Ball is a factor because of YOU sportstalk journalist. Why his words matter anymore than Andrew Bogut’s cousin’s is beyond me
Jennaaa, needs a ponytail Uryday . Wow ,who would think a point tail makes u look amazing !😘
probably get 3 yr. 36 million with team option on 3rd @ $6 million guarantee
The sad part is everything Isaiah when on the cavs was true
Jenna wolf has nice arms.
she thick
Let’s imagine if Isaiah was still in Boston with his injure hip. That Boston would’ve gave Isaiah time to seriously heal and all that, you mean to tell me that last year Isaiah Thomas who average 29ppg in a system can’t play anymore? Lol yo if Isaiah goes and average 20ppg for the lakers you really think a team looking for a scorer won’t pay him? Not a max contract but a 1 year contract
Where’s the love of my life Joy doe
Richie Young wrong show bruv
Lol this is not undisputed
Mars obviously nerd 🤓
Bruh it was a joke lol. Joy so bad she should be on every show.
People are so over dramatic. IT will be fine.
Jenna: You look like The Mask anyway... So go ahead and take that vacation. Us guys will miss your body but we won't miss you... 🤣 #TrueSTORY
IT is not a max contract talent
Can Nick not turn everything into something about Lebron or that he can use to justify Lebron?
Dude let the guy play first
Like you know what’s gonna happen on his the future..
Nate Robinson > IT
Yeah when you take into account what Nate did in the playoffs he is the better player
Coach JG he put tha bulls on his back 💪🏾
He should still be in the league
Nate is more athletic but not better.
And no one gives these small dynamos credit or respect. Harsh world.
It's not rite what they are doin to this man he averaged 28 points last year how is he done
Sadly It’s a wrap For IT.
"I am a fan of lebron james"