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Thomas reached out to the Celtics before signing deal in Denver

In an interesting conversation with Adrian Wojnarowski, Isaiah Thomas revealed that he reached out to Danny Ainge and the Celtics about a potential return to the Celtics.

Before finalizing the agreement with Denver, Thomas had reached out to Boston GM Danny Ainge. They talked for 15 to 20 minutes, Thomas says, and he told Ainge: “If the opportunity is there, I would just like to let you know that I’d love to come back.”

Ainge says his mind was open to the idea, but the Celtics needed to work through Marcus Smart’s restricted-free-agency discussions before they could consider making an offer to Thomas.