It was not the first time Cam Thomas scored 40 points in an NBA game. But it was, perhaps, the most promising performance of them all.
See, when Thomas notched his seventh career 40-burger against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, it didn’t matter that the Brooklyn Nets were facing an opponent missing five rotation players. The particulars of Thomas’ stat-line didn’t matter much either, not the 14-of-26 shooting nor the five assists.
There were encouraging moments in isolation and as a pick-and-roll operator, including this timely read of the low-man as explained by The Dunker Spot’s Steve Jones Jr:
Good read from Cam Thomas here.