Josiah Turner and isiah Thomas

We certainly had no idea there was any connection between Sac High's Josiah Turner and Isiah Thomas. Here's a New York Times article filling us in but what is missing is how they initially got to know one another. Here's guessing it was via recruiting. 

Appreciating Thomas as a Mentor
William C. Rhoden
New York Times
August 6, 2010
Isiah Thomas and his wife spent a pleasant afternoon in Central Park on Sunday.

They watched old-school roller skaters glide to the thumping sounds of ’60s and ’70s soul music. The skaters performed maneuvers as if they were walking on air.

“Right after that, they have a jam session with the congas,” Thomas said. “It’s old school.”

Wearing dark shades and a cap, Thomas went largely unnoticed. “You see people out there who are bankers and lawyers during the week,” he said, “but this is where they come to go back to their roots.”

He was, however, aware of the reaction, much of it negative, to the announcement Friday that he would join the Knicks as a special consultant.

“I read it all,” Thomas said of the news coverage. He wasn’t disappointed, he wasn’t surprised...

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