LOS ANGELES — It’s been 906 days since the 2021 NBA Draft, 906 days since Cam Thomas’ slide to the bottom of the first round.
The Nets guard still is carrying a chip on his shoulder half the size of Brooklyn from that night. He probably still will be another 906 days from now.
“Honestly, I feel like the goalposts always move for me from everything I watch,” Thomas said Friday night after scoring a game-high 33 points to beat the Lakers and end the Nets’ four-game skid. “Like, when people now score all these points, it’s all praise. But when I used to score all the points, it’s always a knock: ‘Oh, he can’t play defense. Oh, he doesn’t pass.’ But when I see other people doing the same thing, it’s praise.
“…I just know what I do and what I bring to the team and how it’s appreciated on the team. So really just staying true to myself and not letting trolls or anything get in my head about stuff like that.



