Boom 36+3+3 is the first in history! Gold will always shine, and playing as a substitute can't stop you from shining brightly

The NBA is one of the most talented basketball players in the world, and young players are extremely talented and have potential, but not every young player can get ahead. Because, many young players lack the ball and opportunities, and in the super championship team, it is generally more difficult for young stars to get more balls. Like Bridges when he was in the Suns, he could only be regarded as the third or fourth core, but when he was with the Nets, Bridges directly became the first or second core, sitting on plenty of ball possession, playing gorgeous statistics and strong strength. Boom 36+3+3+ No. 1 in history! Gold will always shine, and playing as a substitute can't stop you from shining brightly.

The Brooklyn Nets, who have reentered a rebuilding period since Durant and Irving requested trades. Pick Ben Simmons, Mikal Bridges, Cameron Thomas, Cameron Johnson, Dinwiddie, Claxton, these young players became the core of the Nets. Simmons made his debut in the new season, shooting 2 of 6, and only scored 4 points + 10 rebounds + 9 assists. Nets reporter on Simmons: After a high-profile offseason, he's still been as disappointing as ever in his debut. This offseason, Simmons has repeatedly posted videos of himself practicing frantically, but he has been training hard to shoot, but it has not worked.

Nets head coach Jacques Vaughn, he was criticized and questioned by fans the most, the opening game between the Nets and the Cavaliers, the Nets players, as long as they play well, they will be replaced immediately, whoever plays poorly should play more, this is Vaughn's coaching principles, focusing on a "fair + balanced". For example, Nets star Thomas played very well: played 25 minutes off the bench and efficiently cut down the data of 36 points + 3 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal, but Vaughn put Thomas on the cold bench in the final quarter, what is the situation? Fans ridiculed that Thomas was in too good shape, which affected the team's long-term plan, and he had to be prevented from playing in the fourth quarter (the last attack in the final quarter, Vaughn arranged for Thomas to go up and take the blame).

Nets star Thomas scored 36 points in the opening game, which set a record for the most points scored by a bench player in NBA history (playing off the bench doesn't stop you from shining). This year (2023), Thomas has scored 35+ in a single game 5 times, the most in the Nets, and Bridges has 4 games (second on the team). Last season, Thomas scored 40+ in three consecutive games, and this young man got the ball and played very bravely, like a superstar. However, Nets head coach Vaughn just doesn't like to reuse Thomas, why is that? Obviously you play well, but you don't like to use it? Some fans said that the Nets management was afraid that Thomas would play too well and the data would be too good, and it would be difficult to renew his contract next year (in order to drive down the price).

Now he only plays one or two games in the regular season, and in terms of points per game, Thomas averages 36 points per game, ranking first in the league. The Nets now want to build a future lineup with Bridges + Simmons as the core, but Simmons himself is not strong, his scoring ability is worrying, and he cannot return to the top. For players such as Thomas and Claxton, the Nets don't want to treat Thomas as the core, and they don't want to let people go, so the coaching staff hides Thomas and won't play him if he plays well, which is really disgusting. If Thomas had absolute possession of the ball on another rebuilding team, he might have been able to become a star.

The idol of Thomas, the new star of the Nets, is Kobe, and he said in an interview that Kobe was the most important NBA star when he grew up, and he liked basketball because of Kobe. Thomas's breakthrough ability, single-handedness and scoring ability, is really a bit like Kobe. Kobe Bryant, James, Durant and Curry, these superstars, have influenced many young players, and most of the young people in the current league have grown up watching them play. Which young star does the Nets build around best these days? Simmons, Bridges, Thomas, Johnson and others, who can be the stars of the future?