Isaiah Thomas only played 15 games as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he certainly wasn’t afraid to speak out during his time there.

He was allegedly the ringleader in a finger-pointing session against Kevin Love during a team meeting in which he questioned the All-Star’s commitment to the team.

He repeatedly spoke out against the team’s lack of effort to the media, often times making it seem as though they were as disjointed as they looked.

He even got involved in some drama concerning the Boston Celtics and his potential tribute video.

It was obvious that Thomas was not a fit in Cleveland and he has since moved on to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he has assumed a bench role. After getting traded on February 8, he has had some time to reflect on the entire process and he offered his thoughts on ESPN’s 3:60 in an interview that will air on March 11.

Thomas claimed that Cleveland was in a “panic mode” when they made the decision to trade him.

"I didn't think they would pull the trigger that fast, 15 games," Thomas explained. "But again, it's a business. And the Cavs were, I mean, they were in panic mode. We were losing -- a lot. And I think they felt like they needed to make a move, and they, they basically cleared house."

After averaging 28.9 points for the Celtics last season, Thomas put up just 14.7 points for the Cavs in his 15 games with the club and the team went 7-8 in that span. Most of all, he never seemed to regain the quick first step that he possessed last season after suffering a serious hip injury. That also made him a gigantic liability on the defensive end of the court, where he already was at a serious disadvantage being 5’9”.

Thomas explained that jumping right into the action after sitting out for seven months was difficult and noted that he needed to find his rhythm.

"It was a tough situation I was being put in," Thomas said. "It was -- it was different. ... It's hard to get acclimated to a team halfway through the season. … People don't put in there that we had eight or nine new players. So it was basically a brand new team. ... I'm in a new system. New team, new coach, new players. And then I've been off for seven months. So I got to get -- individually, I got to for the most part get my rhythm back, get my timing back."

It’s obvious that Cleveland never believed he would find that rhythm alongside LeBron James and company.

"It just didn't work out," he said, seemingly holding no grudges against the Cavs organization. "And that just happens.”

Most of all, he’s looking forward to proving why he should still be considered one of the NBA’s elite scorers for the rest of the season (and beyond) with the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I've been in this situation before when I got traded to Boston," Thomas remembered, "a team right outside the playoffs, a team that was young, really didn't know how to win. And I just brought a different swagger to that organization. And we took it and ran with it."

He continued, "I'm coming to an L.A. team that's young, that already has a system. And I just want to help. Hopefully I'm here long term, you know, with me being a free agent this summer. But if I'm not, these last 25 games I'm going to play my heart out and show the Lakers why I should be here long term."

In five games with the Lakers, Thomas has averaged 13.2 points and 4.2 assists in 21.8 minutes per contest.