Isaiah Thomas' long-awaited debut is finally upon us, but we'll have to wait until February to see him play against his former squad.
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Thomas will make his Cavaliers debut on Wednesday (AEDT) vs the Portland Trail Blazers after recovering from a hip injury that held him out of the lineup for the team's first 36 games.
Despite Thomas being ready for action, Cleveland will be cautious putting the 28-year-old on a minutes restriction and will keep him out of the lineup when the Cavs visit Boston on a back-to-back Thursday (AEDT).
I.T. has voiced his opinion on his exit from Beantown but told reporters he's at peace with the decision.
"It won't be that tough 'cause I know where I am right now. I wouldn't wanna put myself out there to just try to force it," Thomas told via Cavs.com on Tuesday (AEDT)
"I can wait until February. I think we play them in February again. I can wait and put on a show then."
With Thomas missing his first chance to play in Boston since being traded for Kyrie Irving in the off-season, he'll have to wait to put on his "show" February 12 (AEDT) when Cleveland makes their second and final trip to TD Garden in the regular season.
