The Cleveland Cavaliers are hoping that point guard Isaiah Thomas, whom they acquired in the Kyrie Irving trade, will make his return to the floor by January, the team announced:
Isaiah Thomas has successfully continued with the rehabilitation process related to his right hip impingement. Based on his progress thus far and after several weeks of evaluation and monitoring with the Cavaliers medical team and Cleveland Clinic Sports Health, the team and Thomas are hopeful he will be in position to return by January. His status will be updated again, along with any further timeline adjustments, after the start of the regular season.
Thomas suffered a hip injury at some point during the 2016-17 season (the timeline is a bit murky), and then exacerbated that injury during the playoffs.
Thomas had by far the best season of his career last year, averaging 28.9 points per game and being named to the Second All-NBA Team.
The worry for Thomas, who’s 5-foot-9 on a good day, is that this injury will rob him of the speed and quickness that he so heavily relies on.
