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Isiah Lord Thomas III, @iamisiahthomas , The Real “Isiah Lord Thomas”, (born April 30, 1961) is a retired American basketball player who played professionally for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 12-time NBA All-Star was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Thomas has also been a professional and collegiate head coach, a basketball executive, and a broadcaster.

Thomas played collegiately for the Indiana Hoosiers and won a NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMIONSHIP. He went on to play professionally as point guard for the Pistons from 1981 until 1994 and led the “Bad Boys” to NBA championships in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons. After his playing career, he was an executive with the Toronto Raptors, a television commentator, an executive with the Continental Basketball Association, head coach of the Indiana Pacers, and an executive and head coach for the New York Knicks. He was later the men’s basketball coach for the Florida International University (FIU) Golden Panthers for three seasons from 2009 to 2012. In early May of 2015, amidst controversy, Isiah was named president and part owner of the Knicks’ WNBA sister team, the New York Liberty, subsequent to the re-hiring of Thomas’s former Pistons teammate, Bill Laimbeer, as the team’s coach.

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Thomas played collegiately for the Indiana Hoosiers. He went on to play professionally as point guard for the Pistons from 1981 until 1994 and led the “Bad Boys” to NBA championships in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons.

After his playing career, he was Founder, Part Owner and Executive Vice President of the Toronto Raptors, a television commentator, an Owner,Chief  Executive Officer of  The Continental Basketball Association, Head coach of the Indiana Pacers, and an President and Head Coach for the New York Knicks. He was later the Men’s Basketball coach for the Florida International University (FIU) Golden Panthers for three seasons from 2009 to 2012. In early May of 2015, Isiah Thomas was named President and Part Owner of The New York Knicks’ WNBA Sister Team, the New York Liberty, subsequent to the re-hiring of Thomas’s former Pistons teammate, Bill Laimbeer, as the team’s coach.

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In addition to these business ventures, Thomas is involved in real estate projects in Chicago and the surrounding region as the owner of Isiah Real Estate. Thomas said he is putting money in distressed areas and reinvesting, “I’m hoping I can be a catalyst for change in those areas, to get the population back into those communities and be a catalyst to make a difference.” Thomas is also involved in a $300 million development deal for a mixed-use complex at the Illinois Medical District Commission. Isiah Real Estate partnered with Higgins Development Partners, Thomas Samuels Enterprises, and East Lake Management & Development to develop a 9.5 acres of land that would include retail space, a hotel, apartments and parking areas.

Thomas’ business career began during his career with the Pistons. Planning for life after the NBA, Thomas invested in a host of ventures through his private investment company out of Michigan, Isiah Investments, LLC. His primary investment was a large chain of printing franchises, American Speedy Printing Centers Inc. Thomas took a very hands-on approach at American Speedy. He helped lead the company out of bankruptcy to become profitable and one of the largest printing franchises in the world.

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Isiah Thomas was elected to be the first African American to sit on the Board of Governors of the Chicago Stock Exchange in April 1999 and served until 2002.

In 2000, Thomas was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

THE MYBOYSAY NBA ENTHUSIASTS WELCOMES CURRENT SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN, FORMER 2X NBA CHAMPION, ONE OF THE GREATEST POINT GUARDS IN NBA HISTORY, MR CROSSOVER BACKCOURT, “ISIAH LORD THOMAS” TO NEW YORK KNICKS ORGANIZATION.  BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR ENDEAVORS, AND ENJOY YOUR SECOND RUN TO THE TOP WITH THE ORGANIZATION!!!!