Isaiah Thomas and Lonzo Ball have yet to play together in an NBA game, but that hasn’t stopped the Los Angeles Lakers’ latest addition from sharing his wisdom with the rookie point guard.

After IT’s first game as a Laker—a 130-123 loss to the Dallas Mavericks—he received a text from the 20-year-old.

“Do you go in on days off?” Ball asked.

“There’s no days off,” Thomas replied.

Zo, who was already on his way to the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, wound up asking in on a workout with the two-time All-Star.

“That says a lot about what type of person and player he is,” Thomas said after practice on Thursday. “He wants to be great. He wants to get better. And I’m all for helping him because I’ve been in the league seven years and I know a little bit about the NBA.

“But at the same time, I’m still pushing to be great, as well.”

The way IT sees it, he can continue that quest seamlessly alongside a pass-first point guard like Ball.

“We both have high IQs and at the same time, I can play off the ball, he can play off the ball,” Thomas said. “We’re just gonna figure out things on the fly because it’s 25 games left. We’re gonna make a push and just keep getting better.”

Whether that partnership continues beyond the 2017-18 season will depend, in part, on how well Thomas and Ball work together. Mostly, though, it will come down to the Lakers’ ability to lure superstar free agents to L.A. to fill the cap space that IT currently occupies.

In the meantime, there’s plenty Thomas can teach Ball while they’re teammates. And if their early interactions are any indication, Isaiah is willing and eager to do so.