| Hot | 3/28/2013 10:12:00 AM |
Description: Sacramento guard Isaiah Thomas led the way with 31 points, seven assists, three rebounds and seven threes to help the Kings upset Golden State on the road. | Insight: Thomas has been turned loose by the Kings and he has capitalized with 20.7 ppg, 5.4 apg, 1.2 spg and 3.0 3pt over his last nine games. He's producing points at a 17.8 ppg clip over his last 27 games. | | |
| Hot | 3/14/2013 9:21:00 AM |
Description: Sacramento guard Isaiah Thomas had 22 points with three assists, three rebounds, one steal and two threes Wednesday against the Bulls. | Insight: Thomas is averaging 17.4 points, 4.8 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.8 threes over his last 17 games. | | |
| Hot | 2/22/2013 10:24:00 PM |
Description: Sacramento guard Isaiah Thomas posted a game-high 30 points Friday in a loss to Atlanta. | Insight: The little guy is heating up. Thomas has now scored 20 points or more in four out of his last six contests, averaging 20.5 ppg over that span. He finally missed his first free throw of the month, snapping a streak of 46 consecutive made free throws. | | |
| Hot | 1/13/2013 11:05:00 AM |
Description: Kings guard Isaiah Thomas dumped in 34 points on 13-of-22 shooting (6-8 3PT) with five assists, two rebounds and one steal Saturday in a loss to the Heat. | Insight: Thomas is averaging 15.8 points, 4.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 1.8 threes in 29 minutes since regaining the starting point guard job nine games ago. | | |
| 12/29/2012 10:41:00 AM |
Description: Kings guard Isaiah Thomas returned to the starting lineup Friday for the first time since Nov. 16. He scored 11 points with four assists and three threes but failed to make any of his other seven field goal attempts (3-of-10 overall). | Insight: Thomas (10 ppg) was exiled to the bench in favor of Aaron Brooks after Sacramento's first unit struggled massively to begin the season. Tyreke Evans in particular played much better once Thomas was out of the lineup, but Evans has missed most of the past month with a sore left knee. Evans could return Sunday and force Thomas back to the bench. | | |
| 12/28/2012 9:11:00 PM |
Description: Kings guard Isaiah Thomas will start Friday in place of Aaron Brooks. SOURCE: Gary Gerould, Kings broadcaster | Insight: Thomas (10 ppg) hasn't started since Nov. 16 and fell out of regular playing time in the final weeks of November but he has worked his way back into the rotation. In his last seven games, Thomas has averaged 14 points and 3.1 assists on 23 minutes per game. | | |
| 12/14/2012 10:46:00 PM |
Description: Needing a spark, the Kings turned to Isaiah Thomas off the bench and he responded with 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting (4-7 3PT) Friday against the Thunder. | Insight: Thomas has fallen out of consistent playing time since mid-November but perhaps this will get him back in Kings coach Keith Smart's favor. | | |
| Cold | 12/9/2012 10:24:00 AM |
Description: It's telling that Kings guard Isaiah Thomas hasn't been moved back to the starting lineup with Tyreke Evans out with a bruised knee. Sacramento coach Keith Smart has gone with Francisco Garcia instead. | Insight: Thomas was replaced in the starting lineup by Aaron Brooks on Nov. 18 and has been in and out of the rotation since then. He'll still have the occasional solid game, like his 17-point, five-rebound, four-assist effort on Dec. 7, but he can be dropped in most leagues. | | |
| Cold | 11/24/2012 9:06:00 PM |
Description: "Jimmer Fredette played well last night, so I went with Jimmer Fredette," Kings coach Keith Smart said when asked if Isaiah Thomas would play Saturday after a DNP-CD Friday. SOURCE: Jonathan Santiago, ESPN TrueHoop Network | Insight: Thomas was replaced in the starting lineup three games ago by Aaron Brooks and didn't play a single second Friday. He should be benched by fantasy owners until this situation is sorted out. | | |
| Cold | 11/24/2012 9:06:00 PM |
Description: "Jimmer Fredette played well last night, so I went with Jimmer Fredette," Kings coach Keith Smart said when asked if Isaiah Thomas would play Saturday after a DNP-CD Friday. | Insight: Thomas was replaced in the starting lineup three games ago by Aaron Brooks and didn't play a single second Friday. He should be benched by fantasy owners until this situation is sorted out. | | |
| Cold | 11/24/2012 9:37:00 AM |
Description: Sacramento guard Isaiah Thomas sat the bench Friday night against Utah. | Insight: He's been replaced in the starting lineup by Aaron Brooks (7.6 ppg). Thomas (9.3 ppg) is too good a player to be watching from the sidelines so we're not sure what's happening right now. Until this situation gets sorted out, Thomas shouldn't be started in any fantasy leagues. | | |
| 11/3/2012 10:02:00 AM |
Description: Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas scored 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting Friday night and is averaging 15 ppg in two contests. However, he has just 1.5 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game. | Insight: Aaron Brooks is just 3-of-15 in 15 mpg this season so he hasn't posed a threat to Thomas yet. However, the Kings have nine players averaging at least 15 minutes in the first two games, and Jimmer Fredette and Francisco Garcia both got 15 minutes of action Friday night. Until this team sorts out its rotation it's going to be difficult for anyone to stand out from a fantasy perspective. | | |
| 9/29/2012 9:08:00 PM |
Description: Isaiah Thomas will open training camp as the Kings' starting point guard according to head coach Keith Smart. | Insight: Thomas will have plenty of competition for the position. Aaron Brooks was a prolific scorer with Houston a few years ago and who knows how much Jimmer Fredette has improved over the summer. This is definitely a situation that fantasy owners will need to monitor leading up to the start of the regular season. | | |
| 3/29/2012 9:28:00 AM |
Description: Isaiah Thomas finished with 28 points, 10 assists and four rebounds in Sacramento's loss to the Spurs on Wednesday. | Insight: Thomas has been a nice find this season for fantasy owners. The 5-foot-9 guard out of Washington was a second-round pick, but he has arguably been the fourth most valuable fantasy rookie after Kyrie Irving, Ricky Rubio and Kenneth Faried. | | |
| Hot | 2/21/2012 12:10:00 PM |
Description: Sacramento coach Keith Smart has installed rookie Isaiah Thomas into the starting lineup at point guard for the past two games. | Insight: Thomas has posted 18.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 7.5 apg in his two starts, which makes him a valuable fantasy property. As with all rookies, if you play him expect your ups and downs, but so far, so good. Thomas is owned in around a third of all fantasy leagues. Recommendation: Pick him up immediately. | | |
