Isiah Thomas is one of the greatest point guards in basketball history. A star at Indiana University, he led the Hoosiers to the 1981 NCAA championship before being selected second overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1981 NBA Draft.
Thomas spent his entire 13-year NBA career with Detroit, becoming the leader of the famed "Bad Boys" Pistons. He guided the team to back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990 and was named 1990 NBA Finals MVP.
A 12-time NBA All-Star, Thomas also earned five All-NBA selections and two All-Star Game MVP awards. He was named to both the NBA 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Offered is Isiah Thomas' 9 page original NBA rookie contract with the Detroit Pistons signed byIsiah Thomas and GM Jack McCloskey (D. 2017) (McCloskey played at Penn and then in the Eastern Professional Basketball League as well as the Philadelphia Warriors) before going into coaching with Penn, Wake Forest, L.A. Lakers (asst under Jerry West), and Portland Trailblazers.He then became GM of the Detroit Pistons from 1979-91 becoming known as Trader Jack which built the 1989 and 1990 Bad Boys of Detroit NBA Championship teams before finishing his professional career in the front offices of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Toronto Raptors.
Additionally signed by 3 witnesses including: George James Andrews (Isiah's agent) and Mary Thomas (Isiah's mom). Stamped by NBA commissioner, Laurence F. O'Brien.
Included with the contract is a 3 page rider that lays out the details of Isiah's first contract which covered his first 4 years in the league. Signed again byIsiah Thomasand GMJack McCloskey. Stamped by NBA commissioner, Laurence F. O'Brien.As a sweet bonus is the original typed letter signed dated April 24, 1981 from Isiah Thomas to the NBA commissioner's office signed by Thomas declaring his eligibility for the 1981 NBA NBA draft in which he would be drafted 2ndoverall after Mark Aguirre.
