No one knows better than Cam Thomas on how the fates can intervene. After Summer League last year, where he led the league in scoring and was named co-MVP, Thomas was seen as a development player. At barely 20 years old, he was a precocious scorer but there were a lot of those on the Nets roster. There were some optimists. Kristian Winfield predicted he could average 10 points a game (he averaged 8.5) and might have a 30-point game along the way (that took place against Utah in early February.) It depended on other guards’ availability.
Well, after averaging 39.