Don’t Call Isaiah Thomas Anything Other Than ‘Superstar’

November 22nd, 2016 by Michael Pina Leave a reply »

In today's star-driven NBA, one question has a seemingly endless number of answers: What defines a superstar?

It's subjective, to say the least. But when it comes down to it, on-court performance should play a significant—if not the most significant—role in determining who earns such high praise. In an attempt to let basic statistics reform how we perceive certain players, let’s quickly compare four unknown point guards. All raw stats are per 36 minutes:



Player A is Kyrie Irving. Player B is Damian Lillard. Player C is John Wall.

Player D is (surprise, surprise!) Isaiah Thomas.

The first three players on this list are unquestionable franchise players. All have max contracts, multiple All-Star appearances and are either the sole face of their organization or an irreplaceable slice of their team’s identity. 

Thomas was, statistically, on this level last year. But he’s elevated his game in the first month of the 2016-17 season, to the point where—depending on what properties you value in a point guard—he may be the best ...

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