Cam Thomas On His Irrational Confidence, Playing Behind KD and Kyrie, AAU Basketball and More

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We are so psyched to welcome in Brooklyn Nets young star, Cam Thomas. This convo with Cam is just so fun and we're psyched to share this one with you all. Let's get to it. Topics include: JJ and Tommy talk about their excitement of the NBA In-Season Tournament and Cam Thomas' chances of winning Most Improved Player in a stacked group. They also talk about The Brooklyn Nets and their chances of making a significant playoff run. Then Cam joins the show to first talk about Boo Williams and AAU basketball, Cam's early entry into the NBA and how to "stay ready" when you don't know what you're role is on a night-to-night basis. Then Cam gets into what he's learned from Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving and how he's developed his irrational confidence. Cam also gets into is remarkable 3-point shot and where he needs to improve in his game. Finally the guys talk about Jacque Vaughn and how the Brooklyn Nets are growing as a team. This is a good one. Let's go! 00:00 - Start of show 00:32 - JJ on In-Season Tournament and Nets a real threat in the East? 12:42 - Start of Cam interview 13:06 - AAU basketball pros and cons 29:37 - The Difficulties of riding the bench and staying ready 36:55 - Cam's relationship with Jacque Vaughn 40:14 - What Cam learned from KD, Kyrie and James Harden 44:35 - JJ's fascination with Cam's very unique jump shot 46:42 - Learning the step-back from young James Harden 50:48 - Cam's favorite young guys in the NBA and best defenders 52:22 - How can Cam improve as a player? 55:35 - The art of shooting "grenades" and the best "grenade" players ever 01:00:35 - How The Nets cane improve this season and make a run Subscribe to The Old Man and The Three podcast w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter YouTube channel today for more NBA analysis, player interviews and highlights. #nba #brooklynnets