據《紐約時報》記者Marc Stein報導,消息人士透露,湖人已經考慮過簽約自由球員Isaiah Thomas的可能性,他們同時也在考慮其他多位自由球員候選人。
消息人士透露,湖人遠沒有確定要簽下Thomas,但湖人在尋求繼續補強後場球員,以及加強側翼陣容深度。
消息人士透露,湖人並不將Thomas在2017-18賽季與LeBron James做隊友期間並不順利的經歷視為一種妨礙。更大的問題在於Thomas是否是輪換陣容末端角色的最佳候選人。
Per Stein, the Lakers aren't holding IT's rough stretch with LeBron during their first time as teammates against him. They do technically have three roster spots or could at the very least bring him to camp (like they're doing with Brown and McClung). https://t.co/vjSgLM77Qm pic.twitter.com/IwpHVxsIiq
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) August 11, 2021
而近日,在業餘比賽中砍下了81分後,掩面痛哭的Isaiah Thomas。
今日連續發推回應此事:「我不是向你們展示我情緒激動的片段從而讓你們都同情我。絕不是這樣!我的生活很棒!我向你們展示那一幕,是讓你們看到,當你為自己所愛的事物付出一切後,看到它慢慢重回正軌的感受是怎樣的。」
「那種情緒是過去四年裡每一天所做抗爭的積壓!我談論的不是『聯盟』放棄了我,哈哈。在我落魄之時,全世界都放棄了我,而且對我惡語相向!當你熱愛某件事,你會傾其所有去得到它!我回來了。」Isaiah Thomas寫道。
I wasn’t showing y’all a snippet of me being emotional so y’all can feel sorry 4 me. Hell no!!! My life is GREAT!! I was showing y’all that to see what it feels like to give everything you have to something you love and to see it slowly coming back where it’s suppose to be TMC
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) August 11, 2021