Cam Thomas seems well and truly on his way to becoming a scoring psychopath. The Nets rookie relies on great offensive qualities, very solid, and before exploding among the greats, erupted in the G-League to the delight of the leaders of Brooklyn. We take out the magnifying glass and we focus on this phenomenon in the making.
Looks like Cameron Thomas is one of those players who can score and find the loophole in any situation, at any time. Last Saturday, he put on the show by traumatizing the 905 Raptors: 46 points, 7 rebounds and 5 offerings in 39 minutes, not to mention the victory. There was LeBronto in the NBA, now there is Cameronto in the G-League. A 17/32 on the shoot, 6/6 on the throws, mid-distance, the finish near the circle, important baskets in the last quarter … In short, the little Cam was not there to sort the lenses and made the apprentice Raptors dizzy. Yes, 46 pawns is a lot and it is quite simply the second biggest performance in the history of the Long Island Nets, but it is also the most points scored by a Ligue 2 player this year. So wait for this stat to come to Lance Stephenson’s ears. Before defeating the 905 Raptors, Cam Thomas had played a G-League game. The match in question? A defeat against the Blue Coats, of course, but above all a second carnage: 33 pawns, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. One plus one is two, and two Cam Thomas G-League games are averaging 39.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4 offerings. It’s only two meetings, it’s in Ligue 2, but it’s heavy and we wonder if Brooklyn does not hold in its hands a real diamond that could become the future thief of its Big Three (no).
CAM THOMAS WAS NOT HUMAN TONIGHT ???? @LongIslandNets
The Nets rookie exploded for 46 points on 17-32 FG. This is the second highest scoring game in Long Island history. pic.twitter.com/VY094Dj6qN
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) November 21, 2021
His college stats of 23 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game already hinted at the potential of the LSU full-back. After a Summer League crowned with an MVP title and a successful preseason, we wondered how the Nets had been able to recover the guy in 27th place in the 2021 Draft. His teammate James Harden was also quick to to shower this born scorer with praise, even if little Cameron hasn’t had his chance in the NBA so far. He participated in ten matches garbage time playing only 5.5 minutes for 1.2 points. He is young and in a title contender, so Cam Thomas must take his troubles patiently. But one wonders what it could be like if Steve Nash gave him more minutes. Given his performances in G-League, we can imagine the rear kicking buttocks with the second unit of the Nets. At the moment Bruce Brown and Joe Harris are injured and the backcourt door may well open for Cameronto. If there was one axis to work on for the rookie, it would be his 3-point shoot. On his two cards in Ligue 2, he has accumulated 17 attempts for only 4 strings. With “if” we remake the world, and if the young back of the Nets begins to adjust the sights, we know one who could quickly run to be vaccinated.
Cam Thomas is a phenomenon. It is not made of the same wood as the others, that’s for sure. The rear has only 20 pins and the Nets will take their time to best develop the qualities of this scorer. The potential is there, the qualities too, so let’s give it time.
Source Texte : NBA G-League.
