Cam Thomas Ranked Among NBA’s Most Double-Teamed Players

Thomas’ response came after The Ringer's Zach Lowe described that Thomas is viewed as an 'empty calories ball-hog'. Thomas fired back on X, pointing out the disconnect between his perception and the attention defenses that are actually giving him.

"The consensus? F*** you and the consensus," Thomas said. "This is most likely the same consensus teams who can’t guard me and send double teams from jump ball . Why are we double teaming a guy who's “not that good” make it make sense please."

Last season, Thomas reached career-highs in points (24), assists (3.8) and rebounds (3.3) per game, but was limited to just 25 games due to a hamstring injury. During his third season in the NBA, Thomas doubled his scoring average from 10.6 points to 22.5 points per game.

Nets Wire’s Sharif Phillips-Keaton also pointed out another example of how criticism of Thomas has been blown out of proportion.

"I respect Zach Lowe, but I wanted to point out a discovery I made while writing an article on Cam Thomas," Phillips-Keaton said. "Thomas is 1 of 12 guards that averaged 24.0 PPG and 3.8 APG while shooting at least 43.8% from the field last season along with guys like Donovan Mitchell and Steph Curry."

Despite proving himself as a productive young scorer over the past two seasons, Thomas hasn't been signed in free agency, and he doesn't appear to have many suitors at the moment.

The 23-year-old is reportedly seeking a deal in the range of four years, $25 million annually, but has so far received little more than the mid-level exception ($14.1 million) from Brooklyn. The Nets also extended him a one-year, $5.99 million qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent this offseason.