It wouldn’t be the NBA offseason without wild rumors, big trades, and Isaiah Thomas trying to recruit people for the Boston Celtics on Instagram. Which, if you’ve been following along recently, is one of the Celtics star’s favorite hobbies — outside of actually playing basketball, that is.
Isaiah Thomas is recruiting Blake Griffin and Gordon Hayward on Instagram
Witness the power of social media.
On Wednesday morning, Slam magazine posted a picture of the Clippers featuring Blake Griffin. And look who showed up in the comments:
That’s right, it’s star NBA recruiter Isaiah Thomas shooting his shot and attempting to get Griffin to come to Boston, a move that’s been long rumored. And it’s not the first time Thomas has tried, either. Last week, he slyly followed Griffin on Twitter as a way to say: “Hey. I like you.”
But no way was Thomas going to stop there! He also set his sights on another player rumored to head to the Celtics, Utah Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward. This time, he hinted at the move by liking a CSN New England post about it:
Making moves again! But it get’s better — not only did Thomas follow Hayward on Twitter ...
... but on Wednesday, he also wore a pair of Utah Jazz shorts on his Instagram Live.
Hmm. Maybe it was just an innocent fashion choice ... or maybe Thomas is just the single most brilliant recruiter in the history of the NBA. Definitely a tough call — but if both Griffin and Hayward end up in Boston next season, you’ll know the real reason.
