Cam Thomas Post Game Interview: Nets’ Rising Star Once Made Outrageous Kevin Durant Claim

The Brooklyn Nets have been trending all over the news for the past week or more. There are two big reasons behind it: the first one is their 6ft 3″ sophomore guard Cam Thomas. The second is their trade deadline moves. Over the past couple of days, the Nets shook up their entire roster.

First, Kyrie Irving demanded a trade away. They shipped him to Dallas to join Luka Doncic. The trade brought Brooklyn Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and multiple draft picks.

FULL TRADE DETAILS:

Nets receive:
Spencer Dinwiddie
Dorian Finney-Smith
2029 1st-round pick
Multiple 2nd-round picks

Mavericks receive:
Kyrie Irving

Wow, wow, wow. pic.twitter.com/aU1rZjVJR3

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) February 5, 2023

However, this wasn’t all. The Nets flipped Kevin Durant as well. In exchange, they received Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, and four first-round picks.

Breaking: The Phoenix Suns are nearing a blockbuster trade to acquire Kevin Durant, sources tell @wojespn.

The Suns are sending Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four firt-round picks, a 2028 pick swap for Durant and TJ Warren. pic.twitter.com/QadcfPHNfw

— ESPN (@espn) February 9, 2023

After all the trades, the Nets ended up winning their first game, beating the Bulls 116-105. Cam Thomas scored 20 points in the win.

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Cam Thomas once compared himself to Kevin Durant

In a press conference last year, Cam Thomas talked to the media. He claimed that he was better than Kevin Durant at scoring at his age. Then Thomas proceeded to talk about that being the reason why KD never played him one-on-one, and when they last played, he beat the 4x Scoring Champion.

KD responded in the same presser, and accused Thomas of lying. Recalling the final score from that night, Durant said he beat the then-rookie 13-5 in the contest.

However, since then, Thomas has evolved his game quite a bit. He recently had a stretch of three games, scoring 44, 47, and 43 against the Wizards, Clippers, and Suns.

Cam Thomas is the youngest player in NBA history to record three straight 40+ point games.

Only he and Allen Iverson have done it before the age of 22. pic.twitter.com/SA3dUqXLB9

— NBA History (@NBAHistory) February 8, 2023

Even though his scoring abilities are incredible, young Thomas still has to learn the way to present himself in front of the media.

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Cam falls into trouble after the latest post game interview

When Spencer Dinwiddie and DFS talked to the media for the first time after their trade, Spencer made a hilarious joke.

Spencer Dinwiddie on being traded for Kyrie Irving: “We may not be the best trade package, but we’re the best looking, and the Nets needed some help in that department.” 😂 pic.twitter.com/FKk9VzSdtd

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) February 7, 2023

Responding to the same, Thomas took the mic after scoring 20 in the win and made a comment that he’d soon come to regret.

Cam Thomas, “We already had good looking dudes….no homo” 😂 pic.twitter.com/SCKG01BIrO

— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) February 10, 2023

Thomas fell into trouble for his choice of words, which led to him apologizing for the same.

I want to apologize for the insensitive word I used in the post-game interview. I was excited about the win and was being playful. I definitely didn’t intend to offend anyone, but realize that I probably did. My apologies again. Much love 🫶🏽❤️

— Cam Thomas (@24_camthomas) February 10, 2023

Even though young Thomas has learnt the way around the basketball court, he still needs to work on his other skills to develop as an NBA Player.

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