NBA Today: 5 shortest players in the league right now 

#1 Isaiah Thomas (5-foot-9 / 1.75m)

Isaiah Thomas was picked last in the 2011 draft.

Isaiah Thomas has been ignored and belittled his entire life. But right when he was getting into some serious groove in a Celtics uniform, fate had other plans. From being a near-29-ppg scorer for the Boston Celtics to a backup in Denver averaging just 15 minutes per game, Isaiah has seen his fair share of ups and downs.

Being the only active NBA player standing at less than 6-feet, Thomas has repeatedly been overlooked and forgotten despite being a 2-time All-Star and almost leading the Celtics to a title single-handedly in 2017.

He scored a career-low 8 points per game during the 2018-19 season and was merely a part-time facilitator for the West's second-string team. On a positive note, the 29-year-old boasts career averages of 18.6 points and 5.1 assists as he currently plays behind Jamal Murray and Gary Harris for the Denver Nuggets