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Isaiah Thomas feels like a Boston Celtics goner for good

Unfortunately, Isaiah Thomas doesn’t seem likely to ever return to the Boston Celtics after former general manager Danny Ainge traded him more than half a decade ago. The King of the Fourth, the five-foot-nine messiah, IT, whatever you call him — don’t forget what he brought to the franchise during his two and a half seasons.

Particularly during the 2017 postseason.

Thomas gave his all to the Celtics and became a superstar despite coming to the team as a sixth man. As the third point guard in a redundant Phoenix Suns floor general rotation with Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic, Thomas wasn’t supposed to become an MVP candidate. He wasn’t supposed to be the headline star in opposition to LeBron James in a conference finals series. He wasn’t supposed to provide fans with the enduring memory of a 50-point game in the aftermath of his sister’s death in the playoffs. Not on February 19, 2015.

But he did. And he may never do it in green again, because it feels like it would’ve happened already.