NBA Free Agency: 5 best free agents left after Day 5

#2 Isaiah Thomas

Los Angeles Lakers v Dallas Mavericks

A year ago, Isaiah Thomas was the darling of the league. A 5'10" point guard who finished 5th in MVP voting? Celtics fans would've gone to hell and back for him. I'm a Celtics fan, I can attest to that.

The 2017-18 season has not been kind to a lot of players dealing with injuries. But, perhaps even more so than Boogie Cousins, who missed out on a bumper contract and will now finish his Achilles rehab with the Warriors, it was the worst for Isaiah Thomas.

After opting not to undergo hip surgery due to an injury he suffered in the second round against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thomas failed to find any sort of form with the same franchise during the month or so that he got to play there after getting traded for Kyrie Irving.

The Cavs ran out of patience, and ran him out of town to the Lakers. Thomas got some of his mojo back, but he was still bricking shots left, right and center. Cue, then, to this offseason, when a top-5 finisher in the MVP voting is still waiting for some progress in his free agency.

If Isaiah Thomas comes back fully fit for whichever franchise he plays for next season and puts on a show, a majority of the NBA front offices will be cursing themselves for not taking a chance on him.