Isaiah Thomas Mini-Film Breakdown!

So Isaiah Thomas just made his NBA return and he came back as if he didn't even miss a beat. Being undersized, you have to be a little bit deceptive to be able to create looks for yourself at the NBA level and he's phenomenal at doing this. He can't just rely on blowing by his defender so he gives a little bit of a shot fake before attacking. Getting into this tough floater and that floater is such a big key for it's game and for any undersized guard especially. And right here we see the pass fake is what frees up Isaiah Thomas for this three Again finding little ways to be deceptive to create shots for himself. And here we see that shot fake again rearing its head just to keep that defender honest on the drive which leads him to a bucket in the mid range. It's understanding of how to use shot fakes and pass fakes to be deceptive is part of why he's so successful and why he can come back into the league and immediately get buckets again.