Isaiah Thomas is making his return to the NBA on a 10-day contract with the Pelicans, according to Sports Illustrated's Howard Beck. The deal will reportedly be signed on Saturday.
The guard has not played in the NBA since February 2020. That season, he averaged 12.2 points in 23.1 minutes and hit a career-high 41.3% of his three-pointers with Washington.
“I love him. I love what he’s about,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks told Beck in February. “And he did just that. What he did to prepare for a game—a month of NBA games, a year of NBA games—is pretty remarkable.