It's bad business to give him the max, which will be ridiculous, but he is the best thing to happen to the city of Boston since Larry Bird (with no disrespect to Ortiz and Pierce)
Definitely one of the wackiest posts I've seen on the internet. Once he said no disrespect to Oritz and Pierce, it made me think that he was serious. IT prob does not crack the top 20 of best things to happen to the city of Boston in just the last 10 years. Zero playoff series wins for IT in Boston.
Am I happy he is here? Yes. Is he irreplaceable? Certainly not.
TB12 and Big Papi will both be on Boston sports' Mt Rushmore. Isaiah? He will likely play for the Celtics for 4 years and then follow the $.
It is to be seen with Isaiah Thomas. Pierce wasn't flashy in Isaiah style, but he was a Hall of Famer who won us the Finals. Ortiz is most definitely on the short list for Boston Sports Mount Rushmores.
Isaiah has potential to reach their levels. If it's allowed, I'd restructure his contract, so it turns into 20-25 million/year up to age 32, something like that. Otherwise, it is bad luck for Isaiah his age doesn't line up with maximizing free agency.
Isaiah is the opposite of Marcus Smart. He is a potential height liability on defense, yet potential all-time greatness on offense.
The report card for Isaiah Thomas is incomplete. We will find out if he takes it to the next level. Why not? Why wouldn't Isaiah's full potential be realized if that's something Brad Stevens is good at?
His situation will play out naturally. It's nothing to worry about. We are hungry for real games and results. That is all this is.
The key is to score one more point than the other team. That will probably decide whether Isaiah gets his fancy $30 million payday all things considered. If we are winning a lot of games going with Isaiah, then he is definitely worthy of Brinks Truck consideration.
Now if someone else emerges or somehow it's not Isaiah in a couple years, I'll analyze it then. It makes no sense to do so now.