WHAT HAPPENED to the 26 Players Drafted Before Cam Thomas?

Cam Thomas was selected 27th overall by the Nets and considered to be a huge steal. But what’s happening to the 26 players drafted before Thomas?

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The Brooklyn Nets may not have the squad they once had where they had probably the most high-profile big three ever but so far this season they are seeing their 2021 draft te cam Thomas take steps into becoming a star in the league as you probably know 22-year-old cam Thomas is

Having a breakout season in the 2023 24 campaign so far in his third season despite an injury cam Thomas is averaging around 25 points per game on good efficiency and this includes multiple 40o games although some had expectations of Thomas becoming a highlevel scorer not many would have

Expected him to do it so fast regardless despite Thomas’ skill set he was selected late in the first round with a 27th overall pick but how was he overlooked by so many teams especially considering the 2021 draft class may have been one of the weaker drafts in recent history so without further Ado

Let’s take a look back at the 26 guys draft after before cam Thomas and see where they are now welcome to sports FIA let’s get into it the Oklahoma State guard Kade Cunningham was the first player selected in the 2021 NBA draft to the surprise of

Almost no one his start to his NBA career was quite Rocky however it wouldn’t take long before he found his form after a great rookie season his sophomore season was cut short by a stress fracture to his shin regardless he showed signs on why he was selected

First overall and now in his third season despite his team being absolute garbage he’s put up decent numbers of 22 points and seven assists however his efficiency could definitely improve anyways he will be intriguing to see if the Cade Cunningham LED Detroit Pistons can finally find some form as they are

Without a doubt the worst team in the NBA Jaylen green made history when he was drafted becoming the first ever player drafted out the G League he was selected second overall and it’s no secret it was a tough decision for the Rockets but it doesn’t seem like Houston

Is too upset with their pick last season green averaged 22 points per game which is quite impressive for anyone’s sophomore season so far this season he’s had a drop in points per game however the Rockets have greatly improved their record that being said similarly to Cunningham green could improve in his

Shot selection dramatically which could lead to him becoming a much more valuable scorer for the Rockets one of the more underrated players in the draft Evan Mobley has been quietly turning into a brilliant NBA professional in Cleveland after being picked third overall as the first big man selected in the 2021 draft Moy

Has become a defensive Beast with the Cavs already he was a part of the old offensive first team last season he finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting even ahead of guys like Janis Ana Koo Joel embiid Drew holiday and Bam atabo he has also improved his

Efficiency rebounding and block numbers in every single season as he continues to become an integral piece on the bright Cleveland Cavaliers team Toronto Raptors forward Scotty Barnes hit the ground running when he joined the NBA after being selected fourth overall after a single season at Florida State

Barnes took his talents the NBA better than almost any other player they saw him take home rookie of the year although his sophomore season was largely similar to his rookie year in output now in his third season Scotty Barnes has taken another big leap also becoming the best player on a struggling

Toronto Raptors team so far this season he’s averaging almost 20 points nine rebounds and six assists as well as shooting almost 39% from three which are all Korea highs for Scotty Gonzaga G jayen Suggs was selected with a fifth overall pick and also with Orlando’s

First draft pick in 2021 and it was was hoped that Suggs and Cole Anthony could form a brilliant partnership for the future but in his first two seasons Suggs had averaged just 10.8 points per game shooting a pretty poor 39% from the field despite this so far this season

Sugs has taken a pretty significant leap averaging 12.5 points on nearly 47% from the field and 38% from three for a much improved magic Squad next up we have the Australian guard Josh giddy who was selected overall in the 2021 draft joining the rebuilding Oklahoma City

Thunder and in as early as his rookie season gidy showed signs of a good all round New Generation guard averaging 17 points per game on 48% shooting last season it seems like giddy compliments Shay gilis Alexander quite well despite recent allegations it’s no secret that he’s now become an important piece for a

Surging young OKC team who’s ready to take the NBA by storm the second man to be be drafted to the NBA from the G League Jonathan kaminga joined the Golden State Warriors at just the right time he quickly proved to be a fairly versatile big man and was a rotation

Piece for the Warriors from day one before winning a ring with Golden State in 20122 as a rangy Defender kaminga can defend against multiple different positions and is’s also a solid ball handler now in his third season kaminga is averaging over 12 points on 49% from

The field and almost 32% from three and it’ll be interesting to see if kaminga can win another championship with the Golden State Warriors despite not being the first player selected by the magic France Wagner has looked like one of the best players from the 2021 NBA draft the

German forward is not putting up the rebounds he should at 6’10 but Wagner averaged 19 points in his sophomore season and is currently the team’s top scorer in his third season he’s now become an integral piece of the young Orlando Magic team along alongside Paulo banero with dear and fox improving his

Game in the last two years Davian Mitchell has had few chances to show off his skills the ninth overall pick has been on the bench for the Kings for much of his first two seasons and this are his minutes tank in his sophomore season averaging just four points per game in

His third season things are simply not working out for Mitchell and Sacramento and it seems like a change of scenery is soon on the way Stanford standout zier Williams has struggled to put together any spells in the NBA without injury after being drafted by the Grizzlies after a solid rookie season zier missed

The start of The Following season with a knee injury he’s now started his third season in better form but still his impact has been minimal for the struggling Grizzlies and it’ll be interesting to see if he can make an impact for the Grizzlies to get some

More wins now that J around his back the highest picked player to not have started a game in the NBA James book Knight has struggled both on the court and off the court after being picked up by the Hornets he received minimal minutes to start his career not to

Mention DUI meant he was away from the team to start the 2022 23 season and this season it was the surgery to a previous miniscus injury which is keeping him away from the team as much as I hate to say it James book Knight looks like another disappointing Draft

Pick from Michael Jordan and the Hornets another one of the 2021 draft class who have found some off thec court issues Josh Primo lasted just one season with the San Antonio Spurs before he was waved from the team due to some pretty crazy accusations anyways Primo is back in the

NBA after having signed a two-way contract with the LA Clippers yet to feature for the Clippers it’s hard to say whether Primo’s NBA career will even continue I guess only time will tell similarly to Primo D is another one of the players not with his team team that

Drafted him having been taken by the Pacers DTE had a really impressive rookie season averaging 13 points per game but last year largely due to the paces acquiring hurden D’s numbers and minutes took a big hit before a tow injury eventually led to dwte missing the end of the season this contributed

To him being traded away for just future second round picks so it was clear that DW’s future was not with Indiana now in Sacramento dwte is receiving Limited bench minutes on a stacked Kings roster another player drafted into a great system Moses Moody has been an impressive bench option for the Golden

State Warriors in his first two seasons while 4.6 points per game is not massively impressive Moody is a good shooter whose numbers have really popped in the playoffs across two playoff runs Moses Moody has averaged a whopping 57% from the three-point line and he’s also an NBA champion now in his third season

Moody is averaging a career high of over eight points also in career highs in minutes and rebounds while still shooting really well although it’s hard to tell from the stats sheet we can add Moses Moody to the long list of smart draft picks made by The Warriors and

Moody will likely continue with slow and steady improvements with golden state the Washington Wizards might have quietly found a gem in this draft with gonzago forward Cory kisber having a good career so far despite his role often switching between stardo and on the bench in his sophomore season kisber

Still put up 11 points per game while shooting over 40% from three this season so far his numbers have stayed quite stagnant that being said considering his efficiency as a shooter and High basketball IQ there’ll probably be some more impressive performances from kisber to come in a Wizard’s Jersey the Rockets

Nailed the 16th overall pick by selecting alperen San who looks like the future of the team’s front Court San is the perfect example of a modern-day NBA Center he still has a large frame the NBA is looking for while also having aite passing and a smooth jump shot with

Many comparisons to the Joker 15 points and nine rebounds per game in his sophomore season was impressive especially considering he average 55% from the field and this season is taken an even bigger leap averaging 20 points nine rebounds and five assists and it won’t be surprising if he becomes an MVP

Level player in the next few years Trey Murphy is another example in this draft of a player who took a big step in his second year last season Murphy averaged 15 points with the New Orleans Pelicans while shooting an impressive 41% from three that being said it’s his defensive

Display that has been even more impressive with his main role usually being guarding the opposition’s best guard however Ator miniscus has delayed the start of his third season that being said Murphy still looks like another exciting prospect on the Pelicans roster Florida gu train man was an 18th overall

Pick in the draft and it has not been easy for him in OKC he’s competing with fellow 2021 draft pick Josh giddy for minutes on the court and that is precisely why man has started in just 31 games for the thunder so far averaging 39% from the field man needs to become a

More efficient player who can distribute the ball if he wants to stay in the NBA just 2 years after being selected by the Charlotte Hornets we can already confidently say that Jones has probably been the biggest bust in this draft class after a couple Seasons where he barely featured for the Hornets Jones

Would go on IG live seemingly on drugs soon before requesting a trade in September 2023 he even refused to attend training camp and also criticize his teammates online although mental health issues are certainly at play this is not an excuse in the brutal basketball industry that is the NBA Jones is now a

Free agent having been waved by the Hornets having having averaged less than 10 minutes per night it’s hard to confidently say we will see Jones in the NBA again Atlanta Hawks first round pick Jaylen Johnson had an injury hit rookie season that ended with a left knee procedure but the former Juke forward

Has bounced back well from the injury and is settled into a position on the Hawks bench a solid all round player Johnson has seen his minutes shoot up to start his third season and is impressing early on despite currently dealing with an injury he looks like a a very smart

Pick from the Hawks with Johnson averaging 14 points per game in his third season and he also seems to be complimenting star guard Trey young quite well it has not been easy for Keon Johnson so far in the NBA he’s currently with his third team in the league having

Been traded twice already Johnson played Just 15 games for the Clippers before being traded and was then part of the Damen Lillard trade he’s now with the Brooklyn Nets but is still yet to play a game in Brooklyn certainly seen as a raw Prospect coming into the league Johnson

Needs a team to give him the minutes he requires and hopefully he can quickly prove his worth the Indiana Pacers have found themselves a more than capable bench big man in Isaiah Jackson after being selected 22nd overall having played around 16 minutes per night across his first two NBA Seasons averaging a block

And a half per game along with 56% shooting from the field Jackson put up the sort of numbers that any team would want from a big man now in his third season in just 15 minutes per game he’s averaging almost eight points as well as 68% from the field clearly complimenting

Hurden well but with other Rim Runners like Obi topping on the team minutes will be harder to come by but the Pacers will still be very pleased with this pick another rocket straft pick in this draft Usman garuba has not worked out brilliantly in the NBA so far a role

Player with the Rockets he’s now averaged just 2.8 points and 3.9 rebounds across his NBA career so far having been traded Away by Houston in 2023 he’s now with the Warriors but playing for their J League affiliate Santa Cruz Josh Christopher drafted with a 24th overall pick is another player of

The 2021 draft currently playing the majority of their minutes in the G League after a couple of Seasons with the Rockets where he showed off his impressive shooting and solid all round play Christopher was traded away in the summer having signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz it looks like he’ll

Now be playing in the G league for the foreseeable future as for the 25th selection by the New York Knicks they seem to have done something pretty smart by drafting Quenton Grimes with this pick last year he partnered with jayen Brunson in the back court and played his

Role very nicely that being said now in his third season his numbers and efficiency has declin significantly and unless he makes some Swift adjustments it’s likely he’ll be seeing a change of scenery out of New York that being said his NBA career is far from over as for

The 26 pick bones Highland Highland has had an incredibly impressive career so far in his limited time in the league averaging 10.9 points per game in his career so far despite rarely starting the former VCU guard was traded midseason and missed out on becoming an NBA champion with the Nuggets regardless

Now with the Clippers Highland seems to be struggling to find minutes behind Russell Westbrook and James Harden even though he’s playing his best season so far and the truth is maybe a move is needed for Highland to really blossom in the league and as we know with the 27th

Pick of the 2021 NBA draft the Brooklyn Net selected cam Thomas and so far in the 2023 24 season he averaged almost 27 points per game before getting injured despite having an ankle injury he made another statement in a return game by dropping 41 points on Curry and the

Warriors and don’t be surprised to see him drop many many more big numbers in time to come for a 27th overall pick there’s no doubt that cam Thomas is probably the most polished scorer in this draft class and with the 26 players drafted before him I’m sure many teams

Regret passing up on the 22-year-old net star