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Cam Thomas: Sustaining what I did final 12 months however growing it extra. I need to go into extra of a management position. I’ve been on the staff the second-longest behind Nic Claxton. I’m going into my fourth 12 months, and he simply completed 5 years. Extra of that management position attempting to guide the fellows.

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CT: It’s been good. He’s very good. He’s very detailed. I feel he’ll be good for our younger staff. I feel we’re going the younger route, in order that’ll be good for us as a result of he’s all concerning the particulars and pushes us to be nice. I can’t wait to truly get to work with him.

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CT: Having extra alternative to play with the ball in my hand and showcasing that I can try this. Most individuals noticed the second half of the 12 months that I used to be a completely totally different participant with my playmaking, rebounding, and defending. I’m attempting to keep up that all through the entire 12 months as a result of I’ll have the chance to try this and have that stability all through the entire 12 months. It’ll be good.

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CT: Displaying I might do that basically helped me and confirmed that I’m greater than only a scorer. I really feel like going into that position to begin the 12 months shall be a lot better as a result of I can try this for an entire season.

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CT: You positively give it some thought, but it surely’s not one thing I’m pushing for. No matter occurs with the group occurs. I can’t management that. The one factor I can management goes on the market and taking part in the very best basketball I can play. No matter occurs will occur. I’m not likely pressed on it. No matter occurs will occur. You by no means know what might occur. As of proper now, I’m not likely pressed on it. I need to maintain enhancing my recreation to prepare for subsequent season.

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CT: I feel lots of people noticed what Noah might carry final 12 months in direction of the top of the 12 months together with his defending, being a lob risk, making an open three if we kick it to him. I feel Dariq remains to be attempting to determine his footing out within the league. It’s been some time since he’s performed. He’s been damage quite a bit. He has time. He’s actually younger. The potential is there. With Jalen Wilson, everybody noticed him crashing the glass, bringing vitality, and he can knock down an open three once you kick it to him. He’s an excellent utility man. He might positively assist us for positive.

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CT: It’s good. It offers us stability as a staff. We’ve principally received the identical staff, simply with out Mikal (Bridges), and we added three gamers. It’s good to have that continuity and that stability as a result of the previous few years, I’ve had a special staff each single 12 months. It’s loopy.

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CT: We’re not going to deal with this as a rebuild as folks say we’re doing. We’re going to go on the market and compete and attempt to win each recreation. If we lose, we lose. We’re not going to throw video games. We’re going to compete onerous. It’s going to be entertaining and thrilling with good, younger Nets basketball. I can’t wait to see it.

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CT: I wouldn’t say it’s motivating. I’d say it’s simply extra that we’ve received to show it on the finish of the day. I don’t assume anyone within the locker room goes to lose each recreation. In the event that they do, that’s a giant drawback. The way in which I’m constructed, I am going on the market to win each recreation. Groups have gotten to beat us. We’re not going to roll over and simply let groups beat us by 30 as a result of we’re younger. We performed a number of shut video games final 12 months, particularly in direction of the top of the 12 months after we performed a number of good groups.

The staff we’ve now as we stand is principally the identical staff. Cam Johnson. Me. Dorian Finney-Smith. Nic Claxton. Ben Simmons. Dennis Schroder.

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CT: I rely on it yearly he’s on the staff. I’m anticipating him to be wholesome and be able to play. I’m not going into yearly saying he’s not going to play. By no means. He’s on the staff, and I feel he’s going to be wholesome to play to begin the 12 months off. No matter occurs throughout the 12 months occurs. To start out the 12 months off, I really feel like he’s going to be able to play.

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