Celtics 5-foot-9 point guard Isaiah Thomas earned his first All-Star appearance Thursday as a coach-voted reserve with the Eastern Conference for next month’s game in Toronto. Thomas, the 60th overall pick in the 2011 draft, becomes the lowest-selected draftee ever voted to the All-Star Game since the NBA went to two rounds in the draft in 1989.
Earlier this month ESPN.com spotlighted Thomas’ quest to become the greatest player ever under 6 feet. In landing on the All-Star squad, Thomas joined Barros on an index of only nine players listed under 6 feet who have been invited to play in the All-Star Game.