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Cam ThomasBrooklyn Nets · #24

Guard · 6'3", 210 lb · Yokosuka, Japan · Age 25 · 5th season

Cam Thomas is an elite bucket-getting scoring guard for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 27th in 2021 out of LSU. A self-creating three-level scorer, he broke out as a starter — averaging around 22-24 points a game — and in February 2023 became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40-plus points in three consecutive games.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated
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Cam Thomas
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Brooklyn Nets · #24 · Guard
Cam Thomas
Season avg15.6 pts · 1.8 reb · 3.1 ast · .399 fg
Career avg15.2 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.2 ast · .435 fg
Live win probabilityNets 54%
Balladex model · projected 117–116 · 97.3 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
19.9pts
2.5reb
3.3ast
54%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Cam Thomas
Brooklyn Nets · Guard
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Sion James
Charlotte Hornets · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Cam Thomas — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Isolation Scorer · Bucket-Getter · Impact 56
Cam Thomas is an elite bucket-getting scoring guard for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 27th in 2021 out of LSU. A self-creating three-level scorer, he bro
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Offense
D
Defense
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Feel / IQ
C-
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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F
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Cam Thomas stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN▬
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL▬
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC▬
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA▬
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS▬
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN▬
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI▬
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN▬
2%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #209 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
56Impact index
123Star score
Career scoring average15.2 ppg
Seasons in the index5
Accolades on file2
27th Draft pick (2021) · 47 Career-high points
Stat explorer

Cam Thomas — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
15.6 PPG
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Playmaking
3.1 APG
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Rebounding
1.8 RPG
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Shooting
.325 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Cam Thomas

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  64% confidence
16.5
pts
13.9–19.1
1.8
reb
0.8–2.8
3.5
ast
2.6–4.4
25.1
min
proj
31
gp
health
.430
fg%
~base
.353
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 15.6 → projected 16.5 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
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Age curve
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Live context
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Net vs last season+0.9 PPG
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 25 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 66 / 25 / 24 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Cam Thomas career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2021-226717.68.52.41.2.433.270
2022-235716.610.61.71.4.441.383
2023-246631.422.53.22.9.442.364
2024-252531.224.03.33.8.438.349
2025-262424.315.61.83.1.399.325
Career23923.315.22.52.2
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Brooklyn Nets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

16–66proj record
#14conf seed
-9.5net rtg
108.4off rtg
118def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Day'Ron Sharpe, Terance Mann.
How his role moves
Projected 16–66, 14th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
56 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
27th Draft pick (2021) · 47 Career-high points
Act IV

The Ballad of Cam Thomas

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Oct 13, 2001

The beginning

An elite bucket-getting scoring guard — a self-creating three-level scorer for the Nets.

Brooklyn Nets

Turning pro

Drafted 27th overall, 2021 as a Guard.

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An elite bucket-getting scoring guard — a self-creating three-level scorer for the Nets.

Chapter

Born in Japan, Thomas starred at Oak Hill and LSU before Brooklyn drafted him 27th in 2021.

Chapter

He grew from an 8.5-point rookie into a featured 22-24-point scorer.

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Thomas's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
210 lbs
College
LSU
Experience
4th Season
Draft
27th overall, 2021
Born
Yokosuka, Japan
Age
25
Jersey
#24
Beyond the game

Thomas was born in Japan and raised in the Virginia area, a reputed gym rat whose scoring instincts showed early (he reportedly drained 33 straight free throws in a childhood contest). That confidence and shot-making carried him from Oak Hill Academy through LSU to the NBA.

His on-court identity is pure scoring — a self-creating guard who excels at isolation shot-making, mid-range pull-ups, and drawing fouls, capable of erupting for 40-plus in a hurry. His playmaking and defense are the developmental areas, with his assist rate climbing as his role grew; but as a bucket-getter, he is one of the most potent volume scorers of his age in the league.

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The person

A pure, self-creating scoring guard — isolation shot-making, pull-ups, and instant offense.

Bucket-getterOne of the league's most potent volume scorers.
Shot creatorScores in bunches off the dribble in isolation.
FearlessYoungest ever with 40-plus points in three straight games.
Verified profiles & sources
WikipediaNBA.comBasketball-ReferenceESPN
FAQ

Cam Thomas — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Cam Thomas, answered.

What is Cam Thomas known for?
Elite, self-created scoring — a three-level bucket-getter who can erupt for 40-plus points and became the youngest player ever with 40-plus in three straight games.
Where is Cam Thomas from?
He was born in Yokosuka, Japan, where his mother was living at the time, and was raised in the Virginia area.
Where did Cam Thomas play college basketball?
One season at LSU, where he averaged 23 points and made First-team All-SEC before Brooklyn drafted him 27th in 2021.
Cam Thomas career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
58%
5 seasons
Last 3 seasons
47%
131 games missed
Games missed
171
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Injury-prone
declining
Availability by season
67
21-22
57
22-23
66
23-24
25
24-25
24
25-26

Injury-prone. Availability trend is declining — 47% of games over the last three seasons, low of 29% in 2025-26.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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