One of the constant criticisms of the Boston Celtics’ roster over the last few seasons has been its lack of a true superstar player — the type of guy you build a championship team around.

That might be true, but Boston’s roster is not without exceptional talent. The NBA’s best player even believes so.

“They got a clear-cut star, and that’s Isaiah (Thomas),” Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James recently told Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. “The notion that they don’t have a star I think is fugazi, as Donnie Brasco would say. Earlier I was watching the movie. So, they’re a good team for a reason, and it starts with the head of the snake, and that’s Isaiah.”

Thomas is having another All-Star-caliber season. He’s averaging 27.7 points and 6.1 assists per game for the Celtics, and has reached the 20-point mark in 29 of his 30 games played. Thomas also poured in a career-high 52 points in a win over the Miami Heat last Friday.

James is absolutely right — Thomas is a legitimate star. Not only that, but Thomas has a better case than most guards to start in the All-Star Game next month. We haven’t seen a player his size score with such ease since Allen Iverson, who recently was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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