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How and Why Isaiah Thomas Tackled the One-Footed Jumper

By now, we all know Isaiah Thomas has been working on expanding his bag of offensive tricks. It sounds like Celtics' Coach Brad Stevens has given his stamp of approval.

B. Stevens on I. Thomas' new 1-footed shot: "Great players have those plays in their game. If you want to be great, you better be creative." — Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 18, 2015

Thomas' summer endeavor of perfecting the one-footed jumper came at the hands of a catalyst you wouldn’t expect (or probably guess). Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach dug deeper to unveil his “Coach” and discussed the benefits of the one-footer for the 6’9er.