Despite big night, Cam Thomas’ quest to crack rotation is ‘tough ask’

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty ImagesCam Thomas, once again, stole the show ... and didn’t waste the opportunity.

In a preseason opener that had the stars on the bench wearing street clothes, Thomas and his scoring were the stars of the game from the moment he stepped on the hardwood.

“Scoring is scoring. I don’t know why people always think stuff can’t translate. Scoring is scoring. If you can score, you can score. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing against,” Thomas said.

Indeed Cam. The Nets rookie was the leading scorer for either team in his first NBA game, dropping a game-high 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, 1-of-3 from deep and 6-of-7 from the charity strike…