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Between his atrocious defense, low shooting numbers and obvious physical disadvantage, Isaiah Thomas is hurting the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Now 13 games into his Cavs tenure, the 29-year-old has done almost nothing to fill the hole left by Kyrie Irving. The two-time All-Star is averaging 15.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 0.6 steals in 26.5 minutes, shooting a career-low 36.4 percent from the field and 23.7 percent from three.

After being the offensive focal point for the Boston Celtics a season ago, Thomas is still figuring out how to co-exist with so many other hungry mouths to feed, via Jason Lloyd of The Athletic:

"I'm used to having the ball every play. I'm used to making most of the plays. So I've got to figure out and this team has to figure out how we can use each other's strengths and use that as a positive. And it's going to work out. It just takes some time. And I'm not back to who I am. I'm trying to figure out how to play with LeBron. I'm trying to figure out how to play with Kevin Love. At the same time, trying to get my rhythm back in real, live action. So that's going to take time. I'm not panicking. I don't think anybody in this locker room is panicking."

The word "panic" should be an understatement.

The Cavs are 5-7 with Thomas as the starting point guard and 26-14 in all other games. They played far better with 36-year-old Jose Calderon running the show (17-8 overall), albeit against an easier schedule.

With the trade deadline on the horizon, Cleveland has to make a difficult decision on Thomas. There's no easy solution, although the best option has slowly become clear.