Cam Thomas had just played the best half of basketball in his professional career. Maybe not his most productive, certainly not the most explosive — but the one that portended best to the future he wants as a ball-dominant offensive creator.
Over the first 24 minutes of the Brooklyn Nets’ March 13 loss to the Chicago Bulls, Thomas shot 4-of-9 to score 15 points, four boards, and a career-high-tying eight assists, going out of way at times to hit the open man...
fantastic early plays from Cam Thomas: pic.twitter.com/2BWA8FwkmT
— Lucas Kaplan (@LucasKaplan_) March 14, 2025
Though the second half would go similarly to Brooklyn’s previous game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, in which Thomas played a fantastic first half before confining his offensive impact to tough misses down the stretch, these games marked genuine improvement for the fourth-year guard.