Isaiah Thomas is more than just the Boston Celtics' starting point guard and an Eastern Conference All-Star. He's also a free-agent recruiter extraordinaire—and an enthusiastic one, at that.
Thomas led Boston's ultimately unsuccessful albeit still impressive courtship of Kevin Durant, and he technically started selling Al Horford on the Celtics way over the All-Star break. That's just who he is—fiercely loyal to his current team and, most importantly, charismatic enough to pique the attention of his peers.
Bleacher Report caught up with Thomas by phone to chat about his busy summer, which includes headlining Slim Jim's Settle the Beef initiative, a campaign that dedicates itself to reconciling all types of divisive issues, basketball-related or not. And don't worry: We had time to ask about how Jae Crowder is doing now that Durant knows so many of Boston's defensive secrets.
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