Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has been an interesting player to talk about over his two seasons in the NBA thus far. Billed as a talented scorer who has not been able to provide much else to the Nets, it’s been hard for Thomas to find a consistent role on the team given his deficiencies.
What cannot be denied is Thomas’ ability to score with the best of them. While he averaged just 10.6 points while shooting 44.1% from the field and 38.3% from three-point land 16.6 minutes per game, Thomas has shown that he can produce when given the playing time and the leeway to make plays.
When Thomas, the 27th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of LSU, has played between 20-29 minutes this season, he averages 17.1 points per game while shooting 46.9% from the field and 39.4% from three-point land. It’s clear that when Thomas is on the court, he is liable to go for 40 points at any given moment. That has led Bleacher Report to say that Thomas needs a trade if he is to show the full extent of what he is capable of:
“Cam Thomas is 21 years old and has already topped 40 points in a game on four separate occasions. That degree of bucket-getting, at his age, is beyond rare. Before this season, only 10 players had ever done the same before their 22nd birthdays: Carmelo Anthony, Rick Barry, Luka Dončić, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O’Neal and Trae Young
And yet, Thomas barely ever registered as a regular part of the Brooklyn Nets rotation this season. His most consistent stretch of playing time came after Durant’s MCL injury and through the team’s impromptu pivot around the trade deadline.”
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