5 NBA Players with Something to Prove During the Upcoming Season

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1. Isaiah Thomas, G, Denver Nuggets

Following his 28.9 points per game MVP level performance, Isaiah Thomas was in as good a position as possible. His Celtics team were on the rise and had just signed Gordon Hayward. However, his knee injury led the Celtics to move him to the Cavaliers for Kyrie Irving. In Cleveland, Thomas was a complete and utter failure. He was a shell of his former self, unable to mesh with Cleveland’s roster.

Thomas was sent to the Lakers in a midseason trade where he served as Lonzo Ball’s sixth man. He was better than he was in Cleveland but still nothing like he was in Boston. In the offseason, he signed a paltry mid-level deal with the Denver Nuggets. Not exactly the Brinks Truck he was looking for, huh.

In a high powered Nuggets offense, Thomas will have a chance to provide buckets in bunches off of the bench. However, his abhorrent defensive ability could have him getting fewer minutes than he’d hope, especially considering that the Nuggets aren’t a particularly great defensive team. If he can play close to how he did in Boston, he would be a monumental steal for the Nuggets.

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