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Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas has spent the offseason recovering from a right hip injury, which knocked him out of the 2017 NBA playoffs. The Celtics believe Thomas will fully recover from the injury, and the six-year NBA veteran will undergo more tests a few weeks before training camp opens in late September to make sure the injury is healing properly, according to Comcast SportsNet New England. Until Thomas is cleared for all basketball-related activities, Celtics management and the coaching staff will continue to support their starting point guard and not rush his return. "We want what's best for Isaiah," Celtics head coach Brad Stevens told The Vertical Podcast with Chris Mannix. "We want to make sure that when he is ready to roll, which hopefully is sooner rather than later, that he is ready to roll at his highest level and for the longest possible time, obviously, right? So that’s a lot more important to me than anything else." The upcoming season is extremely important to Thomas because his contract expires at the end of June, which will make him a free agent on July 1, 2018. Thomas believes he's worthy of a massive contract, and a productive 2017-18 season may help him meet that goal. There has been some speculation that the Celtics could look to trade Thomas at some point, as they likely won't match his evaluation next year. -- Nick Silva
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