Mikal Bridges Trade, Nets Tank, Extension, Ben Simmons

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Cam Thomas: Sustaining what I did final yr however rising it extra. I wish 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 yr, and he simply completed 5 years. Extra of that management position making an attempt 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 really 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 yr that I used to be a very completely different participant with my playmaking, rebounding, and defending. I’m making an attempt to keep up that all through the entire yr as a result of I’ll have the chance to try this and have that stability all through the entire yr. 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 start out the yr will probably be a lot better as a result of I can try this for an entire season.

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CT: You undoubtedly 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 enjoying 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 wish to hold bettering my sport to prepare for subsequent season.

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CT: I feel lots of people noticed what Noah might convey final yr in direction of the tip of the yr along with his defending, being a lob menace, making an open three if we kick it to him. I feel Dariq continues to be making an attempt to determine his footing out within the league. It’s been some time since he’s performed. He’s been damage so much. He has time. He’s actually younger. The potential is there. With Jalen Wilson, everybody noticed him crashing the glass, bringing power, and he can knock down an open three if you kick it to him. He’s an excellent utility man. He might undoubtedly assist us for positive.

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CT: It’s good. It offers us stability as a staff. We’ve mainly bought 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 couple of years, I’ve had a unique staff each single yr. It’s loopy.

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CT: We’re not going to deal with this as a rebuild as individuals say we’re doing. We’re going to go on the market and compete and attempt to win each sport. 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 bought to show it on the finish of the day. I don’t suppose anyone within the locker room goes to lose each sport. In the event that they do, that’s a giant drawback. The best way I’m constructed, I am going on the market to win each sport. 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 loads of shut video games final yr, particularly in direction of the tip of the yr after we performed loads of good groups.

The staff we’ve now as we stand is mainly 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 start out the yr off. No matter occurs in the course of the yr occurs. To start out the yr off, I really feel like he’s going to be able to play.

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