“He has a heart the size of Texas, but a play-making game the size of Rhode Island.”
That's what an NBA scout said about Isaiah Thomas, a few weeks before the 2011 NBA draft. Six years later, it’s clear the heart has won out. The Boston Celtics guard is the league’s second-leading scorer and an MVP candidate. He faces the Suns on Sunday afternoon in downtown Phoenix.
“When I was in Seattle, Isaiah Thomas was in high school, and he was killing it in high school,’’ said Suns coach Earl Watson, who played for the Sonics from 2005 to 2008.