Cam Thomas: 'I feel like we can make the playoffs and do some damage'
What are your goals for the team this season? Cam Thomas: I want us to keep getting better. I feel like we can very easily be 5-1 to start the season. Our first two games were basically one possession games. If we got that last shot against Cleveland, and then Luka Doncic hit an amazing shot at the end of the Dallas game. Obviously, the goal is to make the playoffs and win a championship. That’s what everybody’s aspirations are. I feel like we can make the playoffs and do some damage. We have a lot of length and versatility. Our team is set up for the way that we want to play.
Source: Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype
Source: Michael Scotto @ HoopsHype
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Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Cam Thomas is 2nd in points per game on drives (14.4) and 13th in points per game (26). He discussed his breakout start, what he learned from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, playing with Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton’s growth, and Brooklyn Nets expectations.
👉🏼 hoopshype.com/lists/cam-thom… pic.twitter.com/8qxdqjL856 – 12:07 PM
Cam Thomas is 2nd in points per game on drives (14.4) and 13th in points per game (26). He discussed his breakout start, what he learned from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, playing with Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton’s growth, and Brooklyn Nets expectations.
👉🏼 hoopshype.com/lists/cam-thom… pic.twitter.com/8qxdqjL856 – 12:07 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
NEW @AlleyOopPod video!
Chatted with @erikslater_ about the Ben Simmons experience, Cam Thomas scoring like crazy, and everything going on with the Brooklyn Nets over the first couple weeks of the season.
youtube.com/watch?v=ZNwKUM… pic.twitter.com/ytKcXHgbQL – 11:05 AM
NEW @AlleyOopPod video!
Chatted with @erikslater_ about the Ben Simmons experience, Cam Thomas scoring like crazy, and everything going on with the Brooklyn Nets over the first couple weeks of the season.
youtube.com/watch?v=ZNwKUM… pic.twitter.com/ytKcXHgbQL – 11:05 AM
Alvaro Martin @AlvaroNBAMartin
Cam Thomas ejecuta un tiro bajo la presión del defensa y el reloj de posesión.
Déjame intentar algo que va en contra de los cánones.
Se compró una fracción de segundo de un Jaylen Brown incrédulo.
Vídeo: @NBA
pic.twitter.com/9eP1WkWcEI – 1:52 PM
Cam Thomas ejecuta un tiro bajo la presión del defensa y el reloj de posesión.
Déjame intentar algo que va en contra de los cánones.
Se compró una fracción de segundo de un Jaylen Brown incrédulo.
Vídeo: @NBA
pic.twitter.com/9eP1WkWcEI – 1:52 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“He is unflappable”
🏀 Ian Eagle thinks the sky is the limit for Cam Thomas
#NetsWorld pic.twitter.com/Yn5beiKHrV – 12:23 PM
“He is unflappable”
🏀 Ian Eagle thinks the sky is the limit for Cam Thomas
#NetsWorld pic.twitter.com/Yn5beiKHrV – 12:23 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
The best players so far this season.
Four Sixers in the Top 24.
Kristaps Porzingis seven spots ahead of Giannis.
Cam Thomas balling. pic.twitter.com/VfuaHalXf5 – 5:37 AM
The best players so far this season.
Four Sixers in the Top 24.
Kristaps Porzingis seven spots ahead of Giannis.
Cam Thomas balling. pic.twitter.com/VfuaHalXf5 – 5:37 AM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Final: Celtics 124, Nets 112
Boston gets 32 points from Jayson Tatum to improve to 5-0 on the season, and remain the NBA’s only undefeated team.
Cam Thomas continued his hot start to the season individually with 27 points for Brooklyn, which shot 17-for-52 from 3-point range. – 10:21 PM
Final: Celtics 124, Nets 112
Boston gets 32 points from Jayson Tatum to improve to 5-0 on the season, and remain the NBA’s only undefeated team.
Cam Thomas continued his hot start to the season individually with 27 points for Brooklyn, which shot 17-for-52 from 3-point range. – 10:21 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
The Nets were hunting mismatches in the 3rd quarter with Cam Thomas, who is heating up
Cam’s up to 22 points on 9/18 shooting. – 9:48 PM
The Nets were hunting mismatches in the 3rd quarter with Cam Thomas, who is heating up
Cam’s up to 22 points on 9/18 shooting. – 9:48 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Cam Thomas just made a sweet move and finished at the rim over Al Horford.
Looked like there was contact to his face and he took a while to get up. No call on the play. – 9:34 PM
Cam Thomas just made a sweet move and finished at the rim over Al Horford.
Looked like there was contact to his face and he took a while to get up. No call on the play. – 9:34 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Going back to this after that 1st half: Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas are having a rough shooting stretch over their last 10 quarters.
31/90 FG (34.4%)
11/38 from 3 (28.9%)
BKN’s depth was enough to make up for it against MIA and CHI. BOS is another story, especially without Ben – 9:23 PM
Going back to this after that 1st half: Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas are having a rough shooting stretch over their last 10 quarters.
31/90 FG (34.4%)
11/38 from 3 (28.9%)
BKN’s depth was enough to make up for it against MIA and CHI. BOS is another story, especially without Ben – 9:23 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
For the 3rd straight game, Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas are having a tough time finding the stroke early:
5/18 FG
1/7 from three
And for the third straight game, the Nets remain very competitive. – 8:53 PM
For the 3rd straight game, Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas are having a tough time finding the stroke early:
5/18 FG
1/7 from three
And for the third straight game, the Nets remain very competitive. – 8:53 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
The Nets have had three shots rim out early: a three from Royce O’Neale, a mid-range pull-up from Mikal Bridges, and a layup from Cam Thomas.
Boston is punishing them inside on the other end. Celtics lead 22-13 midway through the 1st. – 8:19 PM
The Nets have had three shots rim out early: a three from Royce O’Neale, a mid-range pull-up from Mikal Bridges, and a layup from Cam Thomas.
Boston is punishing them inside on the other end. Celtics lead 22-13 midway through the 1st. – 8:19 PM
Alvaro Martin @AlvaroNBAMartin
La NBA comenzó a registrar titularidades a partir de la temporada 1970-71.
Cam Thomas acaba de establecer una marca de la NBA; más puntos anotados en sus primeras 10 titularidades con 291.
Quebró la marca previa de 273 puntos de un tal Michael Jordan.
👀 pic.twitter.com/Kgwbn9VpkH – 8:17 PM
La NBA comenzó a registrar titularidades a partir de la temporada 1970-71.
Cam Thomas acaba de establecer una marca de la NBA; más puntos anotados en sus primeras 10 titularidades con 291.
Quebró la marca previa de 273 puntos de un tal Michael Jordan.
👀 pic.twitter.com/Kgwbn9VpkH – 8:17 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Nets – Barclays Center – November 4, 2023 – 92.9 FM
Boston – Holiday, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Brooklyn – Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Royce O’Neal, Dorian Finney-Smith
OUT: Boston: White, Queta Brooklyn: Simmons, Claxton, C. Johnson pic.twitter.com/SvPJ6hCx2D – 8:02 PM
Celtics at Nets – Barclays Center – November 4, 2023 – 92.9 FM
Boston – Holiday, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Brooklyn – Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Royce O’Neal, Dorian Finney-Smith
OUT: Boston: White, Queta Brooklyn: Simmons, Claxton, C. Johnson pic.twitter.com/SvPJ6hCx2D – 8:02 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Pacers at Celtics at Nets – Barclay’s Center – November 4, 2023
Boston – Holiday, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Brooklyn – Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Royce O’Neal, Dorian Finney-Smith
OUT: Boston: White, Queta Brooklyn: Simmons, Claxton, C. Johnson pic.twitter.com/etNza14knW – 7:48 PM
Pacers at Celtics at Nets – Barclay’s Center – November 4, 2023
Boston – Holiday, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Brooklyn – Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Royce O’Neal, Dorian Finney-Smith
OUT: Boston: White, Queta Brooklyn: Simmons, Claxton, C. Johnson pic.twitter.com/etNza14knW – 7:48 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
I’d like to point out this excellent defensive possession from Cam Thomas after Chicago hunts him out with the game on the line:
Picks DeRozan up high, slides his feet, and gives a great contest without fouling.
Cam is making serious strides on that end of the floor. pic.twitter.com/CAHkPHQkVc – 12:02 AM
I’d like to point out this excellent defensive possession from Cam Thomas after Chicago hunts him out with the game on the line:
Picks DeRozan up high, slides his feet, and gives a great contest without fouling.
Cam is making serious strides on that end of the floor. pic.twitter.com/CAHkPHQkVc – 12:02 AM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas the last two games:
25/70 FG (35.7%)
10/31 from three (32.2%)
The Nets are 2-0. – 10:38 PM
Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas the last two games:
25/70 FG (35.7%)
10/31 from three (32.2%)
The Nets are 2-0. – 10:38 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Bulls running “two side” (stagger for DeRozan into side pick-and-roll) out of the timeout to try and get Cam Thomas switched onto DeRozan. Has been their go-to play down the stretch. pic.twitter.com/yRa349jvpE – 10:04 PM
Bulls running “two side” (stagger for DeRozan into side pick-and-roll) out of the timeout to try and get Cam Thomas switched onto DeRozan. Has been their go-to play down the stretch. pic.twitter.com/yRa349jvpE – 10:04 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Chicago has re-taken the lead with a 12-0 run.
Cam Thomas is having a tough time finding his rhythm in this one. He’s 3/7 with some very difficult attempts.
Nets halfcourt offense is stalling a bit in the 2nd. – 8:51 PM
Chicago has re-taken the lead with a 12-0 run.
Cam Thomas is having a tough time finding his rhythm in this one. He’s 3/7 with some very difficult attempts.
Nets halfcourt offense is stalling a bit in the 2nd. – 8:51 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
The #Nets lead 35-30 after one quarter in Chicago behind nine points from Cam Thomas and eight from Dorian Finney-Smith. In his return to the lineup Spencer Dinwiddie already has seven assists for Brooklyn, who’ve shot .609 overall and 5-of-12 from deep. – 8:32 PM
The #Nets lead 35-30 after one quarter in Chicago behind nine points from Cam Thomas and eight from Dorian Finney-Smith. In his return to the lineup Spencer Dinwiddie already has seven assists for Brooklyn, who’ve shot .609 overall and 5-of-12 from deep. – 8:32 PM
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How has the dynamic of the team changed with Durant and Irving gone to the collective group now? Cam Thomas: The only thing that’s changed are the expectations from the outside, like the media. When you have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, most media outlets want you to be contending for a championship, and you’ll be playing a lot of TV games. With this team, they’re not really expecting us to do much and not really contend for a championship or even the playoffs. I’d say with KD and Kyrie, we were more under a microscope, while this team is more under the radar. We’re coming up trying to prove people wrong and show that we’re really a good team and we can contend with anybody. -via HoopsHype / November 6, 2023
Coming into the league with the Nets, you got to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. What did you specifically learn from them? Cam Thomas: I learned a lot. I’d say they helped me with the speed of the game. They don’t let anything speed them up and have patience on offense. It’ll always come back to you, so you don’t really have to force anything. That’s the main thing. Let the game come to you because, eventually, the ball will come around to you. -via HoopsHype / November 6, 2023
What growth have you seen from Nic Claxton since you’ve been teammates? Cam Thomas: He’s become more of a leader. I think he’s the longest-tenured player on our roster now. On the court, his rim protection is second to none to me. He gives you that sense of protection that if a player gets by, we have a rim protector who can clean up everything. -via HoopsHype / November 6, 2023