Isaiah Thomas had successful arthroscopic surgery to his right hip on Thursday.

Thomas will miss the remainder of the season. 

The expected recovery time for Thomas is four months.

Thomas elected not to undergo surgery last offseason as he attempted to rehabilitate his hip to return in January.

Isaiah Thomas will undergo a scope on his hip in New York on Thursday and is expected to have an extended rehabilitation.

In a statement received by ESPN, Dr. Bryan Kelly of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York said the the minimally invasive procedure is to "clean up the joint of all inflammatory debris related to his injury from last season."

The Lakers could have interest in re-signing Thomas on a one-year deal if they are unsuccessful in signing LeBron James and Paul George. Thomas is unlikely to get a significant long-term financial commitment on the free-agent market.

Thomas will spend time between his offseason home in Seattle and Los Angeles rehabilitating the hip over the next few months. The Lakers have invited Thomas to use their practice facility for his rehab.

Isaiah Thomas has traveled to New York to visit a specialist for his hip.

Thomas missed the Lakers' last game due to soreness in his hip.

Thomas decided not to undergo surgery on his hip last offseason.

Thomas will be a free agent this offseason.

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to sign Travis Wear to a contract for the remainder of the season.

Wear has averaged 4.8 points and 2.2 rebounds during his two 10-day contracts with the Lakers.

Wear was previously playing for the South Bay Lakers of the G League.

Despite a disappointing 17-18 season in which he's struggled to fully come back from a hip injury, Isaiah Thomas believes he remains a central playing in the NBA as he approaches free agency.

“I'm not no sixth man,” Thomas declared in an interview with USA TODAY Sports this week. “And I won't be a sixth man (in the future). I just want everybody to know that, like clear as can be. I'm a two-time All-Star and a starter who has done things that a lot of people in this league haven't done (when) given that opportunity.

“But I got traded into a situation I can't control. There's nothing bad against (Lakers coach) Luke Walton. There's nothing bad against the Los Angeles Lakers. I'm taking advantage of the opportunity they've given me, and then (we’ll) end the season off strong. And that's all I can do. I'm not coming in here saying, 'Oh, I want this, or this is going to happen.' No, that's not me. I'm just going to come in here and be a professional, and when my name is called I'm going to be more than ready for any opportunity I'm given.”

Thomas is averaging 18.4 points and 5.8 assists since Feb. 23 while helping the Lakers win eight of their past 11 games.

The Los Angeles Lakers will sign Travis Wear to a second 10-day contract.

Wear has averaged 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 10.3 minutes in five games with the Lakers.

Wear also appeared in 51 games in 14-15 with the Knicks.

Those close to LeBron James believe he could continue playing until he's 40 years old, which means his next free agent decision could still have long-term ramifications.

League sources believe it's "still a long shot" James chooses the Lakers this offseason, but that's mostly because he's determined to stay focused on winning a title with the Cavaliers this season.

"If someone is pretending they know what LeBron is thinking, they're guessing," one source close to the situation says. "How could anyone know when he doesn't even know?"

James' decision will be based on his own self-interest.

"His decision won't be made to please others," one source close to the situation said. "It'll be made to please himself."

The Los Angeles Lakers will sign Derrick Williams to a 10-day contract.

Williams averaged 20 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in China this season.

Williams finished last season with the Cavaliers.

With Brandon Ingram out with a groin injury, the Lakers have a need for a playmaker on the wing.

LeBron James will likely be a free agent this offseason and sources say he'd only currently consider joining the Cavaliers, Lakers, Rockets and 76ers.

The Cavaliers can re-sign James to a five-year max contract, while the Lakers and 76ers can create max cap space.

For James to join the Rockets, he'd likely need to orchestrate an opt-in-and-trade similar to Chris Paul's move last June from the Clippers to Houston.

James was previously a free agent in 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

A fan of the Lakers has paid to put up four billboards around Los Angeles attempting to recruit LeBron James to the Lakers.

The billboards in Los Angeles comes in response to similar ones that went up in Cleveland attempting to recruit James to Philadelphia.

The Lakers have the ability to create as much as $70 million in cap space to pursue two max free-agent stars such as James and George.

The billboards all have the hashtag #LABron on them. One also says "Cleveland & Philly, You Can't Compete with L.A." with a No. 23 jersey in purple accompanied by a gold crown. Another says "FORGET THE PROCESS, WE WIN BANNERS!"