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#8 Isaiah Thomas - Cleveland Cavaliers
Who knew that the 5'9", 60th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft could have the Mamba Mentality in him? Isaiah Thomas, during his initial seasons in this league, struggled a lot due to his size and abilities. But slowly he turned into a scoring machine and became unstoppable. While being in the Boston Celtics, the small Guard showed up like a giant and took himself to among the elites in this league. The Phoenix Suns, after trading Thomas, are now regretting and have a wish that this trade never happened.
In the 2017 NBA Playoffs, Thomas showed his abilities by taking his team to the Eastern Conference Finals. Kobe calls him the "Mighty I.T" and says that he definitely carries the Mamba Mentality in him. Isaiah sent his playoffs game clips to Bryant to get some advice from Bryant to improve his game. Kobe watched his full game clip and advised him to make certain changes in his game to make the fullest of his skills, and that's what we saw in the 2016 NBA Playoffs.
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