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Celtics’ Thomas makes himself Mr. Relevant

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The last pick of the 2011 draft has become one of the league's most dangerous players.

Isaiah Thomas, chosen 60th in the 2011 draft, is averaging 28 points a game for Boston this season.

In the NFL he’s referred to as Mr. Irrelevant, the final pick in that league’s days-long draft of college players, first named for Kelvin Kirk, the 487th selection in the 1976 draft.

There’s no cute moniker that applies to Isaiah Thomas and the NBA, even if the Boston Celtic point guard fulfills the necessary requirements.

But instead of being a name in the dustbin of history, Thomas has risen from being the last selection in the 2011 NBA draft, No.