Last season, Thomas lashed out on Twitter after SI ranked him No. 88 in the NBA. This season, Thomas climbed 43 spots — but, knowing him, still might take offense to where he landed. Considering he was the best player on a 48-win team — and finished 16th in overall win shares, according to Basketball-Reference.com — the Celtics All-Star could have a legitimate gripe. […]
Sports Illustrated still hasn’t released its top 30, but so far only one point guard ranks ahead of Thomas: Kemba Walker, No. 36 on the list. In a writeup, Sports Illustrated pointed out that Walker set career highs in points, rebounds, FT attempts, FG%, 3P%, TS%, offensive rating, Player Efficiency Rating and Win Shares.