The project cam thomas is still relevant with the Nets. The 20-year-old has had a convincing first season in the league, notably showing his offensive potential with an average of 8.5 points (43% on shots) in 17 minutes of play. In February, over ten matches, he even increased its average to more than 20 units.
After this big sequence, it was much less used due to the successive arrivals of Seth Curry and Goran Dragic, more experienced. A competition that he is likely to undergo again this year with the returns to play of Joe Harris and Ben Simmons in particular, which should densify the external sector of the Nets.
“ We’ll see how it goes after training camp. But he’s clearly on a veteran team with a lot of guys who can play and have had a lot of success. We know Cam is talented, we’re trying to keep developing him, see if he can keep pushing and improving in some areas that will help him get minutes. », Announcement Steve Nash.
The latter, who had not used his rookie during the playoffs, asked his colt to ” to stay positive whether he plays or not. ” He must keep the conviction that this process will help him. So like last year, where we saw that he played on streaks and carried a big load at certain times of the year, and other times he didn’t play, it’s possible for This year. Whether he gets a ton of minutes or not, we still believe in Cam. He is a very talented young basketball player that we want to develop “, continues the coach.
The latter is aware that there should be ” more competition this year with Kyrie playing every night, Joe Harris back, Ben being a versatile player. And that’s not to mention Royce (O’Neal)Seth, Patty (Mills). So there is a lot of competition at fullback. That’s why it’s really important for Cam to keep believing, to keep working, to not take days off. »
