After news broke that Isaiah Thomas will undergo a season-ending procedure on his right hip on Thuesday, Thomas’ list of suitors likely got a whole lot smaller. However, Thomas can rest a little easier knowing he will have at least one team’s attention in free agency: the Los Angeles Lakers.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers “hold an interest in exploring a free-agent deal” if Thomas’ rehabilitation process goes to plan and/or if the front office can’t make good on their promise(s) in free agency.
Beyond the recovery process on his hip, Thomas’ future with the Lakers would depend largely on the franchise’s success in recruiting Cleveland’s LeBron James and Oklahoma City’s Paul George into the organization’s salary-cap space.