The Charlotte Hornets are hanging on the 9th seed in the East. LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges, and Terry Rozier are the 3 players putting up their best performance every game, backed by role players like PJ Washington and Kelly Oubre Jr. Recently, the Hornets gave Isaiah Thomas a 10-day contract. Incidentally, Thomas has shown how he has improved and how valuable his contribution can be to the team. As the Hornets are now signing IT for the rest of the season.??

Though can Isaiah Thomas replace LaMelo Ball?

Can Isaiah Thomas continue his performance down the road for Michael Jordan?s Hornets?

Isaiah Thomas has been injured, traded, and waived off multiple times in the last 5 years. Consequently, he had to work extremely hard to get back in the league. Thomas dropped a whopping 81 points in the Pro-Am league several months ago, as this caught the attention of recruits and IT was able to get a 10-day contract from the Hornets.?

Down the road this season, Thomas will be a veteran presence alongside Gordon Hayward for the Hornets. The playoffs are around the corner and the best Hornets can now do is play their heart out in the play-in tournament. Hayward, who is injured, might not be able to return. Even so, he will be under minute restrictions.?

Isaiah Thomas, though, can contribute to his role in the offensive end. As Melo, Bridges, and Rozier remain Hornets? primary scorers.?

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NBA Twitter?s reaction to Isaiah Thomas continuing as a Hornet for the rest of the season

Fans on Twitter mock LaMelo as the Hornets sign Thomas. Surprisingly, most of the fans are now concerned about Melo for they believe Isaiah might take his spot.?

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The veteran has shown his scoring abilities and when compared to LaMelo, the young gun seems to do great leading his team. Certainly, it will be interesting to see if the Hornets can win their play-in games to advance to the playoffs.

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