He entered the league with a very unique skill for scoring. He got to sit behind and learn from 3 all time greats on offense in KD/Kyrie/Harden. Now he has the keys to the car finally. Once Nic Claxton gets backs healthy to solidify the defense, it’s going to be a very interesting season.

The Nets are 3-4 with a w/l differential of -.3. They had been in each of those losses until pretty much the final seconds

Cam Thomas is a problem

Not going to lie, if the nets keep starting him for now on. He’s going to have at least 15- 20 more 30 pieces this year. 😭💯

People also gotta realize that Nicolas Claxton, a dpoy caliber player has been injured this season which is a big reason why they’ve lost these close games

I would run the offense through Cam. It will develop his game more and build an identity with the Nets team. Mikal will be the 2nd scoring option but he’s such a good team player he’ll do everything else as well

bro Cam Thomas been doing this every playoffs and been staying benched, its been confusing the last 2 years. glad to see him starting now

He isn't gonna disappear in the lineup anymore cuz his defense is good now. Hence why he is getting 30+ minutes now

I’m a lsu fan so I follow the situation a bit more closely. Apparently he’s looked at as a valuable piece for the future and potential staring guard along with bridges, but they want him to work on his passing and defense. So benching him last year was telling him he needs to improve in those areas. According to lsu media, they want him to develop into a Kobe or kyrie. Basically cam has the scoring. Develop one of passing or defense.

I picked him up when the nets made that big trade and he went off.. then they completely just stopped playing a guy who scored 40 3 straight games, never seen that, crazy on the nets

one thing Ive noticed is that he scores very easily.

The problem with Thomas is that he has tunnel vision and his defense was really poor. Doesn't matter you're a great scorer if you have those huge problems. This year the story has been different. He still has big tunnel vision, but he's starting to take better decisions and he's making an effort on defense. Also, this year the Nets had a good defensive environment around Thomas, so he can take his time maturing as a player. I think he can be a great player (I also thought about Devin Booker) and he is already, but he needs to take some leaps in his not-so-good areas. If he does, he's a bonafide All-Star.

Yesterday I went to the nets vs bucks game, the second NBA game that I ever attended (I live in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷) and Cam Thomas is HIM🔥 Sometimes when you watch a player play basketball you automatically realize that he got the “it” factor Thomas definitely has the it factor

a very polarizing player. people who like pure scorers and iso ball love him but people who champion ball movement and setting up the team plays hate watching him play.

Interesting to see this team in particular this season

Tyrese Maxey has also majorly improved and dropped 50 points last night which is the highest in the NBA season so far. It will be interesting to see who wins the MIP this year between Cam Thomas and him.

When Nic Claxton comes back will get way more defensive rebounds, I was at the bucks game and we realy struggled with that

Oh my god! I'm the guy who made the Reddit post - addictivesign. Thanks for the shout-out. It's interesting you mention the post I made because I've noticed a lot of people online (and journalists) have picked up on the content of my post and while not everyone is referencing me and the data I dug up it seems to have changed the narrative among the NBA fans that actually dive deeply into content. Of course there are people who still repeat the specious argument about the Nets lose when Cam scores big but now it's simple to correct them with the right data and facts.

The nets do better when he plays a lesser role. Check the +/- game logs. The guy is a decent scorer but doesn’t rebound or get assists. His defense is mid at best. If you can’t play defense in the league then you can’t make it on the floor for sustained amounts of time.

cam johnson injury is the only reason he's gotten consistent minutes...

Keep it up. Great content quality. Intelligent topic choice. I did wonder what happened to him when his minutes fell off. Thanks!

All of this is true but the bottom line is that he is on one of the lowest contracts on the Nets , we can’t play him when we pay Ben and the rest of them the money we do . Just a sad case of the NBA being a business.

Great content. Subbed. Love Cam Thomas and hope he has a big career.

Mikal even said it himself after the Milwaukee game that Cam is their best scorer on their team if you’re first option says that than you got to be an idiot of a coach if they bench him if the teams starters are getting healthy again

Mikal was groomed to be a role player. Its hard to see him as the 1 option. Cam on on the other hand has 1st option DNA. Mentored by KD & Kyrie, proven winners 3 chips among them. I bet he learned a thing or 2. I use to hate Jack Vaughn "only for basketball reasons" but i have a feeling management was holding C.Thamas back; cause they wanted to lower his value so they don't have to pay him and be over the cap. If Steph Curry was never injured in the beginning of his career, he would have gotten the max...

Cam Thomas thrives when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he came in when KD, Kyrie, and even Harden were on the team. When there’s an opportunity, like when there’s injuries on the starters, the coach/es unleashed him and let him do his thing. With injuries in the team early this season, he’s taking advantage of it and leads the team in scoring, taking the burden away from Mikal Bridges. Forget the win-loss record, major players were taking turns getting injured. When Cam injured by the dirty PJ Tucker, Clax and Cam Johnson came back. The Nets style of game changed too when Ben Simmons was out (still is at this moment).

Cam's got to work on his court vision and finding his teammates to get to that next level, but the dude's 22, he's got time and if he makes it, the Nets have a lot of potential.

holy shit!! jimmy highroller alt!! dope stuff!

As a nets fan I see this as an absolute win❤

If the nets kept only kyrie they could of been really amazing, they didn't get much from that trade

If you watch him play, he plays at his own speed and just has a knack for scoring. It feels like he can get a bucket at any time.

He's a real gunner with bad defense and passing. Could be great 6 man on a good team

2.4 APG with a usage rate of 30 over 34 minutes is crazy. He is a black hole on offense - its pretty hard to imagine him turning into player like Booker who is actually a pretty good play maker.

He’s like a mix of Derrick Rose and Chauncey Billups

I been saying since last year that the Nets got a star in their hands but for some reason they don't want him to become one. They are just holding him back.

So what happens when the starters that are injured return? How is CT usage gonna look like? He can create his own shot, for sure, what about playing with the rest of the team?

The answer to Cam’s minutes going down was simply that the Nets had to manage egos after the trade. You had Dinwiddie, Mills, Joe Harris, and Seth Curry still getting minutes and they probably didn’t want to bruise their egos. With 3 of those 4 guys gone, there’s more minutes for Cam and hopefully he continues to start even after Cam Johnson comes back.

Nets should get cam payne also so that they will cam three times each game

He can score with the best of em, but the scoring doesnt translate to wins. Especially since he takes like 35 shots to get there. He took 16 3's the other day

tunnel vision and 0 defense, the nba is fine

The nets have been losing because at the end of games they don’t know how to close and look very unsure on what to do other than that is not cams fault I blame JV

I mean u nailed it. Nba was like "he's not one of our super stars don't let him play"

2/4/24 CT is averaging 30ppg on 50/40/90 splits, but some how JV says he doesn't know if Cam will be a starter going forward right after he dropped 40 on Phi in a win

Did the narrator realize how amazing those splits are on that volume of shots???? Like cam is the most disrespected scorer ever i dont get it… its not like Brooklyn has a chance to compete so of course the points seem empty

ohhh a video about a raising alternative player, refreshing!

Been saying since last season if get consistent he will be a top player..

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I’ve noticed two things about cam Thomas. 1. He can score on anyone. 2. Anyone can score on him. It’s Brandon Jennings all over again.

"His Shooting splits went down to 50/63/95 WHICH HONESTLY ARE STILL PRETTY GOOD SPLITS" Bro, what are you talking about? Those splits are absolutely insane. In those moments when you say stuff like that you sound like you don't know what you are talking about.

oh my goodness a spex banger ❤

Says I know it’s early in the season anything can happen…. Day later….. hurt* only out a couple weeks but hopefully he comes back strong💪

as a nets fan, I don’t think that we will build around Cam Thomas. He is way too 1 dimensional but that doesn’t mean he can’t improve on his playmaking. Also he is way too inconsistent and lacks IQ. He is a more efficient Poole and he rarely shows up when truly needed. If we do decide on trading him I wanna build around a 2-way PG and claxton

Claxton and cam johnskn have missed all these games which is a huge reason there 3 and 4

Cam caught some heat for saying no homo after one them games as well

still consistent 2 weeks later

The NBA and even the nfl this year are really competitive at most levels. Lots of development

i think we all know the reason he got relegated is bcus of that interview he did after one of his 40pt performances where he said no h_mo.

my favorite pick up on my fantasy for sure

Give Rashad Phillips credit because he called this leading up to the draft…

The Nets have too many young players and a young coach… He’s playing an AAU style game which is not gonna let one person shine every game cuz other players are gonna feel left out

he only averages 2 assist a game ,nd 1 and a half turnovers and plays no defense, and as long as he plays that way the nets will keep losing games

I’m surprised you didn’t mentioned that time he said “no homo” in a post game interview with Spencer Dinwiddie. I genuinely believed he got cancelled after that and got shoved at the bench

He was the best scorer of his draft class.

Cam is cold AF. I’ve never seen this guys show any emotion in my life. Pretty sure him and Kawhi came out of the same factory lmao.

Me and boi been on cam for a long time and never knew why they were doing that to are mens but he can be really be a superstar he’s just going to get better over time

If one wants to win championship with guard as best players,, then those guards have to at Mike/Kobe/Steph level... or has insane talents around him ala Billups at Pistons or Parker at Spurs Thomas isn't enough ... now..... and probably for next 2-3 years... Ceiling still needs to be seen though

He got his time coming up, business makes it so that the bigger investments play and get more value for their trade value, he gonna get the keys when they make the right moves and get a squad around him

What will Cam Thomas do if teams started putting a defense scheme to him? Can he read the defense and make a good decision? Of course not! His eyes are always on the ring😂

The Nets young core is pretty scary 🫣

It was Coach Jacque Vaughn sent Cam Thomas to the Shadow Realm, not Adam Silver. JV wanted to shape Cam Thomas into a pass-first guard and elite defender rather than allowing Thomas to play to his scoring strengths,.

Mans is good but we do see this ever so often with a player that pops with no pressure but can’t work in a proper offense. I like Cam though and hope that isn’t the case.

I have see cam do it against great defense team , not taking away from what he doing because what he doing is special but I want see him do it against top 5 defense team . We seen him struggle this year vs heat , Boston but he got clippers Boston heat again in next 5 game so we will see.

I did not know cam thomas was cooking like that

all cam thomas needed was minutes

You know what the front office doing. They know he’s like that but they don’t want to have to pay if has the numbers. Same thing Gilbert Arena was saying what they do. They are going to pay Michal and limit Cam especially with the new CBA. Unless they trade Ben.

Can Thomas once said that he is a Kobe guy. And he wears #24. So I’m not surprised he is a scoring machine. As for his defence, well I guess nobody is perfect

Cam Thomas is a better version of Jordan Poole, cause at least he hits the shots he takes.

Calling devin booker a great 2 way player is crazy 😂😂

Honestly might return to YT just to make a video on Jacob Vaugne

My most recent take was that Jacque Vaughn was asked to tank last year after the trades but don’t make it obvious. At the time, after the trades I thought they were still punishing him for his controversial offensive hateful comment.

I think it had something to do with when he said no homo in a post game interview

I love him so much and he so underrated 2k got this man at a 74ovr

He said 'no homo' on a postgame interview, think it was the 3rd game in that february streak. He got punished, quietly, but he got benched as a punishment for that off colour comment.

Member ppl was really disliking this young man for being able to just put the ball in the bucket. Then it was he can’t do it over a course of time Seems putting the ball in the hoop is effortless for the fella. Long career ahead of em cause the name of the game still and will always be U take the orange ball and put it threw that there hoop

he got injured now the nets gonna put him back on the bench 😢

they have claxton and bridges I think they are pretty good on defence (or they should be dont watch brooklyn basketball) so ngl i think he will be good ngl low level all star this season

Sucks how the Nets have treated him for no reason

This is a perfect example of giving the coaches no choice but play him because he is just better than everybody..

U can tell bro only looks at stats not the game

There is no reason why Dinwiddie can't be moved to the bench. Start Simmons, Thomas, Bridges, Cam Johnson, and Clax. You can afford to have one medicore defender on a lineup.

Or cam Thomas has a consistency/defence problem. Love when guys try to give certain guys love. They almost cover half and shove the rest of it under the rug so you can’t dispute it.

Nets are a team full of the best role-player, sort of like the Clippers before the Kawhi era. They're going to be above .500 but probably not getting past the 1st or 2nd round.

Great Vid..

As a nets fan I can tell you...he seemed hard headed and not really coachable his first year ....this year he seems to have matured and be more for the team overall ..that's why he was benched

I watched cam in LSU and I always knew he was a beast.

Mikal Bridges is a little overrated but he would be a nice duo with thomas. I don’t think a team will ever win a chip with Mikal as your “best” player though

Cam is proving that NBA players are a level above anyone else ik the basketball world

You constantly referring to your audience as gentlemen is cracking me up. I'm thinking am I not supposed to be here? lol Interesting video, I've been watching more nets games and he's been so fun to watch.

Bro rolled his ankle today........ so sad

Cam on a team like Orlando would be 🔥🔥