"The Post first reported that Brooklyn had given Thomas a qualifying offer. But a source familiar with the guard's thinking said he didn't consider himself inferior to Immanuel Quickley, Tyler Herro or RJ Barrett "so he could want $30 million, too." Instead, he was offered roughly half of that. And now will play for a fifth of that. The Nets offered Thomas a two-year, $30 million deal."
"That's no sure thing. Thomas has vastly outperformed his draft slot - taken 27th by the Nets back in 2021 - in averaging a team-high 24.0 points last season on 44/34/88 splits. But he was a middling playmaker, porous defender and oft-injured, playing just 25 games due to repeated hamstring woes. The 23-year-old has fans at the highest level in the Nets front office, but does not have a robust market around the NBA,"
Cam Thomas accepted the one-year $5.99 million qualifying offer after rejecting higher multi-year and one-year incentive-laden proposals. The Nets had proposed a two-year, $30 million deal with a second-year team option and a one-year, $9.5 million contract with incentives and a waived no-trade clause; Thomas' agents declined both offers. Thomas averaged a team-high 24.0 points on 44/34/88 shooting splits but played only 25 games due to recurring hamstring injuries. Evaluations cite limited playmaking, defensive shortcomings and inconsistent availability, and league scouts see a murky market for him despite support inside the Nets front office.
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