The Brooklyn Nets are frantically searching for a no. 2 scoring option behind Kevin Durant after they finally sent away disgruntled and controversial star Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline.
Maybe they don’t have to look far.
Second-year guard Cam Thomas rose from the deep end of the bench these past two games without Irving.
On the day the Irving trade was made official, the 21-year-old Thomas went on another scoring rampage.
One game after torching the Washing Wizards with 44 points in a comeback win, Thomas fired a career-high 47 points against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers as he almost willed the shorthanded Nets to another thrilling comeback Monday night at Barclays Center.