Brooklyn Nets Guard Cam Thomas Thomas is heading into a career-defining season as he is eligible for an extension this summer and will be a free agent next season if the extension is not completed before then. Now that Thomas is essentially destined for another top offensive role, he recently spoke about what he is doing this offseason to prepare.
“It was good. I just laid low, reset, got ready for next season. It was really good,” Thomas said in an interview with Curtis Rowser III of SLAM magazine on how the offseason has gone for him so far. Thomas will be one of the Nets’ most interesting players this season given what is expected of him for the upcoming season.
“I usually try to start fresh because you never know,” Thomas said of how he approaches each offseason. “Things change from year to year, like coaches, schemes, etc. This summer was probably the longest I’ve taken off — about two or three weeks. Then I got back to work.”
What makes Thomas so interesting to Nets fans and media is how his career has changed, as has the organization, over the years. Thomas has gone from an inconsistent role in the rotation during the era of superstars Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving to the offensive mastermind of a rebuilding franchise that needs him as a scorer and playmaker.
Thomas knows his main contribution to the Nets will be what he does with his scoring, as evidenced by his 22.5 points per game last season, which allowed him to lead the team despite having to share scoring responsibilities with players like Mikal Bridges and Dennis Schroder. He had this to say about how he’s dealing with that reality:
“I just want to keep working on everything. Last summer I tried to put more emphasis on catch-and-shoot, and I think I was right up there with the league in catch-and-shoot percentage. [this past season]. So I’m going to continue to work on that and refine the skills I had coming into the League, like my dribbling and my finishing around the basket. [while] I continue to improve in catch-and-shoot, trying to have the best percentage in the League.
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