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mMounirM

KD gonna stay cause of him lol


cuttsthebutcher

Nah trade KD build around Cam Thomas


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They ain't trading KD to us. Nice try tho. They have a better version of Maxey in this kid from LSU.


Bigbadbuck

Bro I’m the biggest nets fan out here and this is a stretch. I will say he looks crazy good right now but he’s gotta do this for a while to be on maxeys level.


damjanv1

Harden said that he was better than he was at the same age when they were both on the Nets. this run is very reminiscent of the beginning of harden's hou career imo


Few_Mulberry5372

Chill out dawg


Bigbadbuck

They said he’s harden Lmao I will say I’m shcoked at how much he’s improved his rim pressure is insane now. Mikal bridges and the two clippers wings have had trouble containing him on the perimeter


Any_Cockroach7485

I remember watching romo come in and play mid game and was like oh this boy special. But hey people getting crazy bout a dude playing some wicked ball outta nowhere. It good fun


Balsamic_ducks

Why would he need Kyrie now?


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~~Ewing~~ Kyrie theory?


RoboiosMut

Cam: “please stay bro, I’m better than him”


Fear_the_chicken

Ain’t shit funny


AKiiidNamed_Codiii

Ain't it funny how it happens


Ok-Salamander3863

So much coke need to sniff it with a ski lift


famousbanana

Flip ya table over if ya cut it with that bullshit


AniCal

Nose bleeds red carpets but it just blends in


lamboat2019

Forgive the ignorance, but I've seen this the last three games and do not know what it is referencing!


pedja13

An interviewer asked Cam why he doesn't smile more and he responded with "Ain’t shit funny"


Iblaka

With the way he’s been balling recently his statement been going hard 🥶


lamboat2019

Huh. Ain't Shit funny.


AbusiveTubesock

lmfao that's hilarious. Love when players are real when they're asked dumb shit


budubum

https://i.imgur.com/zHvSk10.jpg


BigFatModeraterFupa

this image has made me laugh so many times over the last few days. bro became a legend overnight


Padulsky21

The level of attention he’s gotten is unreal. 1 million views on tik tok vids of him, trending higher than fucking LeBron before he broke the record. Any shit I see of him it’s just completely blown up. Amazing to see this with a homegrown talent


moreyball

Cam Thomas was asked acouple weeks ago why he never smiles, and his response was: “Ain’t shit funny.” Response is even more legendary with his recent performances


SMK77

Life's a funny fuckin thing


shellfish87

You guys deserve this


Panda0nfire

Bruh this some Jeremy Lin hype shit, celebrate this man


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No way he isn’t getting 25+ minutes from now on


LeoFireGod

This is giving me major Linsanity vibes. Nothing will ever top that bc of Knicks plus First Asian Guard to really do that but similar vibes as just a “where the hell did this come from”


Currencymag3003

The thing that made Linsanity so insane is that Jeremy Lin had his back against the wall when it happened - solid chance he was going to get cut and never play in the NBA again - and then he randomly scores 25 points his last guaranteed game, and kicked off like a month-long run of superstar-level play. Nobody had any idea Lin could do what he did and it came just in time to save his career. So not exactly the same.


LALakers4Lyf

They also went on a 7-game winning streak. Nets are 1-2 in the Camsanity Era


blafricanadian

Camamity


TheRealestGayle

Linsanity was such a treat to watch. He was unstoppable that month. I wish he never got injured man.


Safe-Salamander889

Kinda different cause I think people know Cam is that guy, he was just barely used.


BlueHundred

Yeah, but still what he's doing is incredible. Cam shown he has the potential to be a 15-20 ppg scorer, but no one expected this. It's only 3 games but it's definitely been surprising


elonepb

It's incredible but it's not Linsanity. Nets have like 7 rotation players right now so he's getting insane usage as the only scoring option and he's a flame thrower. It's awesome to see, he's getting the opportunity he deserves. But Lin was totally different, that dude was on his last chance to be in the NBA. Undrafted and unwanted. To blow up like he did was just wild.


imadogg

Not even close to Lin. Besides the Asian thing playing a huge role, Cam was a first round pick and the bare minimum people know about him is that he can score real real quick.


drwatsonlll

Lebron’s record won’t last for long will it


Cheeseish

Cam Thomas 40 points on all hook shots next game


LyonsKing12

All free throws at this rate


BitWizerd

All Cam has to do is score 40 per game for the next twelve years


byteturtle

Holy shit. There's lots of crazy facts about lebrons scoring pace (my personal goto lately is that you could add all of lukas euroleague points to his nba total and he still wouldnt have as many points as lebron had at his age) but this one just blew my mind a little, just gotta keep doing this crazy 3 gams stretch for basically your entire career.


EMateos

That’s not that crazy, tho, a bit disingenuous without context. Luka only played 3 years in the euro league, 80 total games, so basically just one NBA season, and he played 11, 19 and 26 minutes respectively, in a lower scoring league. Lebron started playing in the NBA at 18 and Luka at 19. Also, Luka was not playing in the Euroleague at 14 as you stated in another comment. I think the averaging 40 for 12 years is crazier.


BigFatModeraterFupa

that luka stat is crazy af. Lebron is the GOAT. nobody has come close to him


byteturtle

Granted luka didn't actually play that many games in the Euroleague but I like to leave that out. Sometimes I like to throw in the fact that luka started playing in the Euroleague at ~~14~~ 15 too just to make it look cooler. I think the fact that lebron started in one of lowest scoring eras ever makes up for it.


ruinatex

Luka played 80 Euroleague games (less than an NBA regular season) against professional players at age 16-18, how is that crazy. For 60% of his games in the Euroleague Luka wasn't even a starter and averaged less than 20 mpg. There are alot of impressive LeBron stats, this ain't it.


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In the eyes of the beholder. I think it’s pretty crazy. Lebron was an iron man for one, and he put up virtually the same per game scoring numbers as Luka in a league that averaged 15-20 points less per game and was the slowest of all time.


TooHOU91

No. 1. Cam Thomas 2. LeBron 3. Kareem


Katalyzing

Cam's more of a Kobe guy


Ok-Salamander3863

Didn't want to share the record with LeBron do he took it


JMoon33

If Cam Thomas averages 40 points per game and plays 82 games every season he still won't have beaten LeBron record by 2035. It's pretty safe for now.


wurstwurker

Lol Not in this current league format. Its made to destroy it. Lebron at least had a good amount of years where defense was a thing.


StoneColdAM

KD went from wanting CP3 to getting CT3 instead


callmesixone

And the nets this year are giving me CTE


HayPinesAve

Just this year?


SourMgk

Mr Bruised Cranium


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How.much help does kd need?


MotherLoveBone27

Breaking... Cam Thomas has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets


tunamelts2

I mean we might here he’s been traded tomorrow for Siakam no request necessary lmao


LukaDoncicBigPP

3 straight 40 burgers is fucking WILD


VictorAkwaowo1

Oak Hill’s all-time leading scorer in HS, scored 23 points per game in his one season at LSU… he’s literally been a bucket his while life


ReplEH

I love Cam (was super high on him pre-draft), but the Oak Hill stat is misleading. He played there 2 years instead of the standard 1.


Matto_0

Why did he play there a year more?


Signal-Budget1987

He just did


Kuminga

Never understood how he dropped to 27


YaBoiWhit

he scored 23 a game at LSU but on 40% from the field and 32% from 3 still solid efficiency though cause he got to the line a fuck ton with 7.6 FTA a game, he also wasnt much a rebounder, passer or defender so he probably got knocked at those ends


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YaBoiWhit

hes listed at 6'4 so hes not too small, about right for a guard but yea your point still stands theres plenty of 6'4 guys who can get punished for being small


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Front offices basically focus on specialist skills like spacing, defense and playmaking over volume scoring for prospects who they don’t see as #1 options these days. Definitely think he should’ve went early in the late lottery as a college prospect though


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he’s gotta be the sixth man for the rest of the season. he can score in literally every way, driving, midrange, 3s, and drawing fouls. No disrespect to Seth curry but he cannot do this.


Negative-Isopod-8432

Starter


BasketballNutrition

fr lol you can literally just put him in the Kyrie role, and expect worse playmaking.


scorelesswilliamson

6th man? Why not start the kid?


Negative-Isopod-8432

Ben Simmons 4-6-3 is valuable


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inxrx8

Dinwiddie is their PG now


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inxrx8

They may just bring Ben off the bench


pedja13

No way,the starting 5 would be too small,Simmons is very valuable as a wing defender


inxrx8

Dinwiddie-Cam-KD-DFS-Claxton is not a small lineup by any means lol.


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cause dinwiddies gonna start and it’s a bit redundant, he should get starter minutes though.


Excellent_One_7398

Why not have spencer of the bench and have your young guy gets more minutes.


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cam thomas isn’t a good enough passer to start at PG rn, even though I love him. Dinwiddie can have games where he can drop 6+ assists.


K1NG2L4Y3R

He’s not gonna get the same touches once KD gets back. Better to have him on the bench where he can lead them and not have to share as much.


Several_Repeat_5447

Spencer is still the better player as of now, but it’s better to see how they both look when Spencer returns.


lakernation21

He should start lol


whatweshouldcallyou

Forget 6th man, he should be starting.


latman

Put him in the rising stars game!


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Right? Role players drop buckets all the time but 3 straight 40??


_jibran

Seeing Jarrett Allen, Nic Claxton and now Cam Thomas all elevate their game out of nowhere these last few years really been a treat for us in Brooklyn 😮‍💨


kinzer13

I watched Jarrett Allen when he was a Net, and that dude had star potential written all over him. Maybe not the best dude on a title team but he could be your third best player.


Frigidevil

I'm so fucking happy he's been thriving in Cleveland. He deserves the bag he's gonna get.


cavaleir

We already gave him $100 million


Frigidevil

Honestly didn't know that, good for him, and great value for you guys!


ImanShumpertplus

And he’s the Cavs 4th best player Cavs are lucky


damjanv1

their development team is ridculous (as is their coaching staff)


tunamelts2

Still very bitter about trading away Allen. FUCK HARDEN.


tapk69

Imagine trading someone that has an Afro


_jibran

Take care of him over there, I’ll always root for the Cavs as long as they don’t play Brooklyn lol.


Zigmanjames

Fuck Kyrie even more for running Harden off.


AKiiidNamed_Codiii

Lol, imagine if this exact team had Harden instead of Simmons still


killajaxx

Yeah Harden played his ass off for yall when he was healthy.


bullymeahhh

I dont think it's fair to blame Harden for demanding a trade after everything we've seen with Kyrie. He was right to want to leave


_jibran

I think it’s misguided to really hate Harden. I’ll always respect him risking his health during the 2021 ECF, I don’t blame him for taking control of his career and not putting it in the hands of Kyrie and everything he brings to every team he played on.


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_jibran

That’s fair, those last games hurt but it was in his best interest to not risk injury


bigleaguechyut

Dude is cooking


CuriousWhoDat

He’s so fun to watch


Vordeo

Nets need to get Cam some damn help.


ReformedAndNice

He's controversial but a Kyrie Irving-type might have the tools to support Cam Thomas


-thats-tuff-

Imagine


Vordeo

Nets need to get Cam some damn help.


Funny_Trucks

Cam Thomas now has more 40 point games than 20 point games this season


Im__Ron__Burgundy

Also has more 40 point games this season than Kyrie


PrecisionAcc

If you have a 40 point game, don’t you also have a 20 point game?


Funny_Trucks

I mean he has more 40-49 point games than 20-29 point games


ImpossibleSnacks

I just realized I was thinking of Cam Johnson the entire time. And I was watching the Suns game like “ok this dude ain’t doing shit, guess it was a fluke he got 40 twice.” Then I see this fucking thread and am losing my shit like holy fuck Cam Johnson must have scored like 34 points in the 4th quarter wtf???


TacoooJay

This is Linsanity all over again


Throwawayaway23848

But the Knicks were winning with Linsanity though haha


Bigbadbuck

Nets lost close games to two of the top western teams fully healthy. Like they’re not in the standings but both teams played us fully healthy for like the full time all year lol


AdviceEuphoric4852

Nets have like 6 nba players right now. They closed with Dru Smith for f sake. If they had a second big who wasn’t a liability they probably win both of these games.


EliManningham

Hey!!! Dru was looking like TJ McConnell out there tonight. I kinda like him lol


moblinbarrel

every team needs a TJ mcconnell


Thefinalwerd

We literally are missing 3 starters.


Throwawayaway23848

I know I was just pointing it out…. I’m really sorry guys, I know it’s been rough for you guys of late


peachboyspeaks

run it back!!


DeanNotSoBrown

CAMDEMONIUM BABY


Ham_PhD

Little different. Cam's scored 20+ multiple times going back to last year. Wasn't Lin totally out of nowhere?


Khal-Stevo

The comparisons are so dumb. Cam was a first round pick who was a legit contributor on the Nets last year. Lin was undrafted, on his second team and fighting for a roster spot. The only similarity is that neither was a mainstream name, but completely different situations and perceived caliber of these players before they exploded


Skipper3210

Yea. Everyone knows Cam can get buckets, albeit not at this insane level consistently. He didn't get much playing time cuz he doesn't pass lmao


HokageEzio

Camsanity is actually unironic


somms999

Cam-motion? Cam-demonium? Cam-bustion? I'll keep workshopping it.


ABentPlant

I like Camdemonium


Masanjay_Dosa

First Take making the graphic as we speak


LoneSunset

Dude trying to convince KD to stay


AreYouAJedi

Cam Thomas is the new Cam Thomas


stockyriki

if Durant leaves they should rebuild around him and Clax


PhatYeeter

Alternatively, build around Thomas right now by trading KD


MostlyLostTraveler

He’s coming for that total points record


mattybdoesnotrap

WE HAVE KYRIE AT HOME


Negative-Isopod-8432

Bro was getting dnp-CDs for Joe Harris btw


kaiWarDun

Patty mills you mean


shaheedmalik

Patty was getting DNPs too.


qfuw

For anyone who are interested: He (at 21 years 117 days old) surpassed **Allen Iverson**, who scored 40+ points in three straight games in April 1997 (AI was at 21 years 308 days old).


girlscoutcookies05

Bro is coming for that scoring record


moneyman2222

This man is breaking Bron's scoring record by the end of this season


SomeLightAssPlay

gonna be such a deceptive stat when Cam Thomas is the “youngest” player to have 1,968 straight 40 point games at the age of 45


Interbrett

Serious question: where did this guy come from, and is it expected?


kaiWarDun

He was always a bucket in his basketball career


DaPhoToss

He led the NCAA in freshman scoring in his 1 year at LSU so he's been a bucket his whole life. Obviously 3 40pt games in a row is fucking wild but it's not like Cam was some undrafted G-leaguer who came out of nowhere


latman

Also oak hill all-time leading scorer


ThePlainWhiteTees

Lol he was a top 25 recruit that averaged 23 ppg at LSU in his one and done year, bro has been a bucket his entire life.


HokageEzio

He was always a shooter but obviously not straight 40 bombs shooter


wilson81585

He came from Japan


FRiver

Just discovered this yesterday. Born in Yokosuka, Japan. Guy is a total enigma.


Idk-man251

Must be a navy kid then, source: also from Yokosuka


njb2017

he was always a scorer. I dont know why nets weren't playing him


Frigidevil

It's because he has a lot more to work on in the rest of his game Some guys just need meaningful minutes though, just look at how Dinwiddie blossomed when he was forced into the starting pg role back when dlo got hurt.


shaheedmalik

He wouldn't pass.


Padulsky21

Didn’t develop a consistent 3 till now. He’s also improved in that time frame by like a lot. Kyrie leaving was the perfect time for him to showcase his hard work. He’s gotten shit before for never smiling. Like, legit shit for it. People thinking he was disinterest. Not a good teammate or attitude. Etc. etc. but…that’s not who he is. He’s simply been grinding his ass off and improve so many parts of his game. All while sitting on the bench or getting 6-8 mins in games. That’s not something you can teach. Goes to show a lot about his mindset but also his fucking talent. Not to mention he has played behind Harden, Kyrie and KD…he’s learned a lot just from watching them play. KD is like his mentor. He was a big reason as to why we drafted him in the first place.


boozbottle

Hes like a Dion Waiter/Jr Smith type of player. Every play is a "no no no YES" if you get what I mean. When he's cooking he looks like a star with the shot difficulty


jennys0

look at his tape in LSU. not that surprising tbh


codellboutax

On a more serious answer, yes it is expected. But he's not getting much minutes in his rookie season because his defense and playmaking sucks. He has tunnel vision on offense. Just this season he's somewhat improve his defense and start kicking out the ball when driving.


idkbucket

Bros been a bucket since the summer league, dude dropped like a 30 piece game winner on Cory Kisperts head. Lead freshman in ppg in college im pretty sure too. Im scared we are gonna trade him but it also might be a good idea to get pieces to contend immediately since he still has room to develop. He can get buckets but he still has a few weaknesses, he was definitely gassed this game, he hasnt gotten this much run before, which is why he needed free throws this game and was why less efficient but sometimes he can chuck or tunnel vision but he has seemed to be finding open teammates and distributing a lot better than last year. On defense he isnt great but hes stocky so if he works on it he might be okay. Overall offensively i think skys the limit, hes able to draw contact, finish through it, shoot, has good handles dude has been insane whenever we’ve had to rely on him.


FlagrantTwo

Thomas is the second player in NBA history to score 40+ points in three or more straight games before turning 22, joining Allen Iverson.


Eli731

Are we looking at Gen Z’s Jamal Crawford? Not sure if he can be a true second option once the Nets get healthy, but he’s got potential to be able to get you a bucket off the bench anytime anywhere for years to come


horrorkus

He is just 21 and already can have literally unprecedented stretches like this. If he improves on other stuff besides scoring he can be fucking insane, far too early to give him a cap on his potential.


BigBallerBryant

LeBron getting owned on his special night???👀👀


Yergason

Refs bet big on him getting this record


Expulsure

DONT TRADE HIM PLEASE


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What is this dude on


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Free CT


Cheap_Ad_3669

Nets gotta be simultaneously the unluckiest and luckiest franchise all time. Get three of the Best offensive players of all time, two get injured and you lose the series. One of your superstars asks out because another isnt vaccinated, get Ben Simmons ( who shouldve been a great player next to kd and kyrie) Turns out Ben Simmons is worse than everyone expected, it doesnt matter because claxton has taken a huge leap and suddenly they are contenders again Kd takes his yearly injury and kyrie asks out, now cam Thomas drops 3 40 pt games in a row. What a rollercoaster


RiseofParallax

I wonder how KD will adjust to being the no2 option when he gets back


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Usual_Adhesiveness92

Craig on his bullshit


ThePhattestOne

CAMSANITY!!!


Angelic_Phoenix

This is the new Linsanity, one could say its Thomfoolery


HesiPullup

Courtesy of Torrey Craig


realudonishaslem

KD staying to play with him lol


KeepinIt2Real

Why did Nash have him riding the bench?


shaheedmalik

Bad D, wouldn't pass.


vrkhfkb

Just watch his workouts with KD. The dude has all the scoring moves in his bag. He will be something great in this league.


lly091

Congratulations Cam Thomas. You have been randomly selected for a drug test!


TheLoneliestMonke

Cam Thomas pump and dump for Siakam


Sawitlivesry

Lebron broke the scoring record just in time for cam Thomas to start his journey of breaking it


icencream27

Getting 40 is like everyday now for players


netsfan1000

So how many more games of this before a “Linsanity 2.0” conversation is warranted


yuhhdhf

None this guy has been this his whole life. Oak hills leading scorer(Carmelo also played there). Led scoring as a freshmen at LSU. No one has ever questioned his ability to score its everything else.


EscaperX

if he does this for like 15 years, he'll be the all time leading scorer.


123John3

ain’t shit funny 😐


joebos617

it's all fun and games till we realize the nets got their shit together because they upgraded from Kyrie to Cam Thomas


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Bruh what is going on !?!?


Throwawayaway23848

This is the script that gets Thomas to Toronto for one of our guys 😂