Thomas got a rare start in the Nets’ preseason opener Monday night, and had a team-high 26 points to nearly lead a comeback in a 129-126 loss to the Lakers.
“Yeah I’d probably just say more comfortable with the coach,” Thomas said. “As far as playing, I’ve been comfortable. I really just know what coach expects. He came in filling in for our last coach, so I was feeling everything out.
“So having a full training camp, knowing what he expects, knowing how he wants the team ran, that’s really helped me a lot. So it’s really helped me with what I want to work on this summer. But as far as playing I’ve been comfortable. Since rookie year I’ve been comfortable. It’s just opportunity to play.”“He can flat out score the basketball,” Vaughn said. “I look at the other things, and he knows that.
“I’ve been able to do some one-on-one on court, just making different reads, pretty much everything in terms of noncontact five-on-five,” Whitehead said. “So the next step progressing over the next couple of weeks is just going to be making sure I get into that five-on-five contact, and just moreso starting to feel like myself.”Drew Loftis
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