LOS ANGELES -- Isaiah Thomas leans into the high-top, restaurant table, opens his hand and delivers a sort of stop sign. "I don't want to sound negative," he says, but keeps talking. Because 5-foot, 9 inches doesn't stumble onto stardom with caution. He stayed on the floor too long with the Celtics and returned too soon with the Cleveland Cavaliers. His body and bankbook paid a steep price.
So, here at Ocean Prime, he's talking about the topic that's been inescapable with his story: money, the kind paid to NBA stars.
"You can always play the 'what-if,' game, but man, I've been F'd over so many times.