Portland Trail Blazers rookie forward Toumani Camara turned heads last night with a stellar performance in a 138-133 loss against the Utah Jazz. Preseason or not: The 23-year-old showed he brings legitimate tools to the table.
In his third NBA preseason appearance, Camara produced 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and two athletic blocks, while shooting 4/6 from the field and 3/4 from beyond the arc.
The versatile performance warranted Camara postgame interview treatment in the locker room, where he primarily chalked up his play to effort.
“You just got to go out there and give it your all and try to be as undoubtful as possible — trying to not have too many thoughts going through my head and just play basketball and have fun with my guys, and I think that’s what I was doing tonight.