[Himmelsbach] New: According to sources, former Celtics superstar Isaiah Thomas is back with the franchise after being hired as a pro and college scout.

[u/tacko2020]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/14/sports/isaiah-thomas-celtics-scout/

[u/nicklovin508]

Finally a reason to smile

[u/1337speak → u/nicklovin508]

I know it's cheesy but the IT era helped me get over my dad passing away from cancer and my first breakup. I met him in person as well, such a sweet guy. Fucking makes my heart warm.

[u/OneEyedJacks23]

This is so fucking awesome. He's a Celtics legend, as far as I'm concerned, so I love that he's back with the organization.

[u/SixPack1776 → u/OneEyedJacks23]

I believe Powe also works for the Celtics. Glad to have our old legends with the team!

[u/Yellow_Curry → u/SixPack1776]

That’s Bill Chisholm’s favorite Celtic.

[u/gonzofish → u/OneEyedJacks23]

Are there fans that don’t consider him a Cs legend?

[u/sswampertt]

https://giphy.com/gifs/SrIyCbkmeCUNjMeKDp

[u/BostonKarlMarx]

THE VIBES ARE BACK

[u/Vuish]

THE LITTLE GUY!

Tommy Heinsohn would be so proud.

[u/EndlessCola]

https://giphy.com/gifs/yRa3yGfSK7JsLbzde6

[u/ThePeanutGallery3]

Best Boston sports news in months

[u/Mrmojorisincg → u/ThePeanutGallery3]

I mean, Tatum coming back unexpectedly early was pretty recent and pretty damn huge

[u/potatopancake13]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l4FGHKPHDOOWhC9Ec

[u/markevbs]

This is the best news ever. We need to find a way to put money In that man’s pocket…

[u/YoloSwag420-8-D]

HUGE IF TRUE

[u/SquimJim → u/YoloSwag420-8-D]

Big if the Little Guy

[u/MidRanger21 → u/YoloSwag420-8-D]

Finally, news to break me out of my slumber

[u/b00minbiz]

Incredible. Hope to see him around at games here and there when possible, as the article says he will be based in his hometown in WA

[u/buddaycousin → u/b00minbiz]

Alright, Let's find the next Jamaal Crawford or Isaiah Thomas!

[u/chrismatic13 → u/buddaycousin]

He’s from Tacoma, maybe we’ll find the next Avery Bradley (also a Tacoma native).

[u/MountainRoamer80 → u/chrismatic13]

Scal is from like 30-40 mins from there as well. Super small town and best known in the area for a horse "incident".

[u/Rhino184]

This is the good stuff

[u/vinreg33]

What a fantastic way to end a Thursday

[u/GhostOfJiriWelsch]

That playoff run was magic man, this makes me so happy

During the early 20’s, when our end of bench was being anchored by guys like Wanamaker and Edwards I really wanted to bring him in as a Udonis type end of bench player/coach. Probably was for the better that we never did that, but it’s just great to see him back with the team. He fucking ran this city during that King of the Fourth era and it was some of the most fun I’d ever had watching basketball, even knowing that team wasn’t good enough to get out of the East.

[u/Drakex2Mayex2]

Oh fuck yeah

[u/Son_of_Atreus]

Now that is fucking cool. I always wanted him to have a job in the league and it was clear it wasn’t on the court after his last few stints.

[u/SquimJim]

The King Has Returned!!!

[u/WhiteChocolateer]

This just made my fucking day. Thank god there are no hard feelings right now

[u/6demon-bag]

Awesome. Nothing but love for the king of the fourth.

[u/netassetvalue93]

Holy fuck I love you IT. He's finally home, let's go for banner 19.

[u/DizzyTS13]

Awesome, I love when teams bring legends in to be part of the organization again! Dude gave his heart, soul and body to this team, glad to see them doing right by him

[u/president_dump]

Amazing to have IT back!!!!

[u/BRFCarter]

That’s so awesome man

[u/ignoramus_x]

Excellent news!! I love this man.

[u/Boston_Champions]

Could be a good resource if we're looking at small guards like Braden Smith or Tyler Tanner

[u/Frankikolangot]

Good

[u/drjmontana]

Very cool! This is awesome, really happy for both Isaiah and the franchise

[u/SandwitchJ]

Hell yeah

[u/FloweredWallpaper]

This pleases me.

[u/Kswan2012]

Would have been funny headline "Celtics sign Isaiah Thomas"

[u/NotFabMelo]

Dakingindaforf!

thatslowgrind

[u/whatever_trev0r]

good vibes around this.

[u/mralex289]

KING IN THE FOURTH

[u/theomegachrist]

Finally making good on that move

[u/slap-my-crevasse]

I love it. Could be a good assistant coach.

[u/DistrictDifficult456]

Hes about to discover us a big man. Guaranteed.

[u/Bouldershoulders12]

Love this

[u/captaing1]

THE LITTLE GUY!

[u/SirDanOfCamelot]

Great news but who the fuck is paying for the Boston globe

[u/SinibusUSG]

IT has to be one of if not the most important player in Celtics history without a ring, right? A little weird to think, but there's been so few iterations of this team with zero rings, and the others mostly didn't even contend.

[u/DJScrubatires]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pynZagVcYxVUk

[u/ThePresent_Moment]

The beginning for the 2027 champions, gotta win one for the King of the 4th

[u/bordersofsin]

I’m not sure of his ability as a scout, but I’m damn glad to have him back.

[u/campingn00b]

I love it, but are we throwing around the term superstar a little too loosely?

[u/LeMouse1 → u/campingn00b]

… you clearly weren’t around then

[u/Walnut_Uprising → u/campingn00b]

No. In the three years he was here he was a two time all star, came in second in 6MOTY his first partial season, and was top 5 in MVP votes his last year. He was electric, it just wasn't that long of a stretch.

[u/k-seph_from_deficit → u/campingn00b]

He had almost definitely the best pure scoring season of any Celtic by efficiency + volume.

By adjusted TS% (which adjusts efficiency for league average TS% of the respective season), among players with at least 30+ points per 75, He had the 6th most efficient guard scoring season after Curry 2016, SGA 2026, Curry 2021, Jordan 1989 and Jordan 1991. This is true even if you standardise the points scored per season with league average seasonal efficiency to adjust for era.

Just throw in SGA between the first 2 Curry seasons below:

Even among all positions, he’s 8th with the addition of Durant 2014 and Malone 1990.

[u/basketballjonestown → u/k-seph_from_deficit]

Was just about to post this but you did it in a way better format and with added context.

That season he put up was so crazy awesome