Banned free agent Cam thomas Signing for a year, to return to offer $ 6 million qualification Brooklyn NetsSources told ESPN on Thursday.
Nets were unable to reach a long-term deal with Thomas, so the 23-year-old high scoring guard selected for a qualifying offer, which gives them a full no-trade clause and sets them to the next summer unrestricted free agency, with a cap space with at least 10 teams.
Thomas is the first of the final banned free agents in NBA to land on a decision (including) Chicago Bulls, Josh Giddi, Golden State Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga, Philadelphia 76ers, Quentin GrimsThomas is only a fifth east-round pick to sign a qualifying offer since 2017.
Representatives of Thomas, Ron Shed and Alex Sarcis of Octagon, discussed several outlines of deals with nets, but eventually rejected Brooklyn’s two -year offer and forgively rejected two years of proposals of Brooklyn and for the second season or the team option for the second season or a year, $ 30 million and $ 11 million with encouraged $ 11 million with $ 11 million, without forgiving the until $ 11 million.
Entering the free agency, the nets were one of the few teams with significant cap space, which created a freeze for the banned free agent market. Net’s has worked as the only team with real salary cap space in the last month-Plus.
Thomas took up an average of 24.0 points, 3.8 aid and 3.3 rebound in 31.2 minutes per game in the previous season, but he appeared in only 25 competitions due to hamstring injuries. This was the first time in his career when Thomas missed a broad time.
Demonstrating an array of scoring and playmaking skills, Thomas was double-timed at 18% of its touch in 2024-25, according to Geniusic, the fourth highest rate among the players to record at least 1,000 touches at least 1,000, only back, back. Sion Williamson, Shay Gilgius-Alexander And Gianis antatoconampo,
Thomas scored an average of 9.5 points in their first two NBA sessions and 22.9 in the last two sessions after 17.1 minutes in 31.4 minutes. He has nine career 40-point games, leaving behind Vince Carter in Net’s History, Kerry Erving And Kevin Duunt,
