When other teams underestimated him, the opportunistic Celtics took advantage to strike gold with Isaiah Thomas.
It's been a long journey that has brought Isaiah Thomas here. Not just here to Boston, but to the NBA. His path has been littered with obstacles along the way, yet he's managed to prove his doubters wrong to carve out a significant role for himself. Once considered an afterthought by many teams around the league, Thomas has found a home in Boston and has give the Celtics a spark that changed the direction of the franchise.
Adam Himmelsbach's fascinating piece in The Boston Globe outlined the struggles that Thomas faced on his way to becoming an NBA point guard.