With Zach Randolph, Jamal Crawford, David Lee and Trevor Ariza all playing important roles in the NBA Playoffs, Isiah Thomas is left to wonder what would had happen if his core with the New York Knicks had more time together.

“We had all those players while they were young,” Thomas said Thursday on Spike Lee’s SiriusXM NBA Radio show. “I can’t remember a time where the Knicks have had two All-Stars and a Sixth Man of the Year and they were all under the age of 29. I just wish we would have had the luxury of having a little bit more time to more or less let the tree grow and let it bear a little bit more fruit.” 

Thomas served as general manager of the Knicks from 2003 until 2008.

“It was a very young group. And we all want more time,” said Thomas. “And sometimes time is not the luxury that you have at your fingertips. But I wish that we could have kept that group together just a little bit longer as we’ve seen that they’ve grown into exceptional players and All-Stars in the league.”