Few NBA players should get as much of a green light this season as Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas. The Nets unloaded Mikal Bridges, a small forward and leading scorer, to the New York Knicks this offseason in exchange for draft picks, which means Thomas will take over even more power for a Brooklyn offense that many project to be among the worst in the league this season.
In fact, recently, ESPN NBA insider Bobby Marks stopped by Zach Lowe’s “The Lowe Post” podcast to make a bold prediction regarding Cam Thomas’ scoring for the coming season.
“I think they could be the worst (team), I think they could lead the league in points scored,” Marks said.
“Yes,” Lowe agreed.
“I think he’s going to lead in shot attempts at least. So with Brooklyn, what do you do, do you do something that makes sense now,” Marks said. “What does it mean to make sense, in the $20s? Is it too expensive for a guy who could average 28, 30 PPG but is a restricted free agent next year, he has such a low salary cap, you have all this wiggle room.”
An interesting situation in Brooklyn

Many have compared Cam Thomas’ current situation with the Nets to what was expected of Jordan Poole in his rookie year with the Washington Wizards a season ago.
Thomas and Poole both found themselves as “microwave scoring” shooting guards on teams that didn’t have much offensive talent, leading fans to believe they would make a ton of shots and be among the league leaders in scoring due to volume.
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Things didn’t work out that way for Poole, who struggled mightily for most of the 2023-24 season and was ultimately benched while playing for the second-worst team in the NBA.
Thomas has already established himself as a talented scorer in the NBA in just a few years of his career, but as Marks pointed out, it will be very difficult for the Nets to make a true evaluation based on that, even if he ends up averaging 28 points or more per game.
Thomas hasn’t shown much ability to create plays for his teammates or be selective in his shot attempts, and his defense is certainly far from viable.
Still, at the very least, it should be entertaining to watch the Nets guard shoot shots this season.