Legends of the Court - Isiah Thomas
http://legendsofthecourt.com/default.asp?view=legends&action=bio&legendname=Isiah%20Thomas&legendid=138 ** Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.** Isiah Lord Thomas III (born April 30, 1961, in Chicago , Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, and is currently the head coach and president of basketball operations for the NBA's New York Knicks . He was also referred to by the nicknames Zeke, Cuts (for the numerous cuts over his eyelids), The Baby-faced Assassin, Coach, The Smiling Assassin, and Tuss . During the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA playing career In the 1981 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons chose Thomas and signed him to a steep four-year $1.6 million contract . Thomas made the All-Rookie team and started for the Eastern Conference in the 1982 All-Star Game. In the opening round of the 1984 NBA Playoffs, Thomas and the Pistons faced off against Bernard King and...