1. Isaiah Thomas, 60th overall (2nd round), 2011, Sacramento Kings
Career NBA stats: 216 games played (153 games started): 29.1 minutes, 15.3 points, 4.8 assists, 2.5 rebounds per game.
Nate Robinson 2.0 shares a namesake (plus an extra vowel) with a very relevant NBA player that mismanaged the Knicks into irrelevancy in the aughts. The 5’9″ University of Washington product has blown away other Mr. Irrelevants in just three years in the NBA, increasing his points per game total each year up to 20.3 in 2013-14.
Thomas will take his talents to the desert next year, as the Kings let him bolt in a sign-and-trade with the Suns which will pay Thomas $27 million over four years. Even if Thomas suffers a career ending injury in a pre-season dunk contest with the Suns Gorilla, he will have already established himself as the greatest Mr. Irrelevant of All-Time. The Nets can only hope that Jefferson comes close to the diamond-in-the-rough-yield that Thomas has displayed thus far.
