Tyrus Thomas is dead set on getting back into the NBA

By foxsports
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Ready to read a name you probably haven't heard in a little while? Seriously, get ready. Make sure you can handle this.

Good to go? OK, let's do this:

Tyrus Thomas.

And what's so special about the No. 4 overall pick from the 2006 draft who hasn't earned any NBA contract other than a 10-day since the then-Bobcats amnestied him in 2013? According to Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders, he's putting a comeback tour in full force:

There was more trickery than anything else during the first seven years of Thomas' career. The Bulls thought he'd be a far better player when they drafted him out of LSU with the fourth pick in 2006. Of course, that didn't work out, though he did make a major leap during his final year in Chicago, a big enough one to get the Bobcats to sign him to a five-year, $40 million deal.

Of course, that contract was immediately regrettable. Thomas didn't bring the best play or attitude with him to Charlotte, and general manager Rich Cho ended up using his amnesty provision on the big man in 2013.

If Thomas can make any sort of comeback, it'd be one of the best redemption stories in the NBA. But other than his words, we haven't seen any tangible signs of progress yet.

(h/t Basketball Insiders)