Cam Thomas Returns to the Nets with Qualifying Offer
The talented player Cam Thomas has signed a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer to continue his career with the Brooklyn Nets, according to sources close to the situation.
The Nets announced Thomas’s re-signing on Thursday, although they did not disclose the terms of the agreement.
The franchise failed to reach a long-term agreement with Thomas, so the shooting guard, known for his scoring ability, opted for the qualifying offer. This decision grants him a full no-trade clause and positions him to become an unrestricted free agent next summer, when at least ten teams are expected to have available salary cap space.
Thomas is the first among NBA restricted free agents to make a decision. He is the fifth player selected in the first round to sign a qualifying offer since 2017.
The representatives of Thomas, Ron Shade and Alex Saratsis from Octagon, discussed several contract options with the Nets, but ultimately rejected Brooklyn’s offers. These included a two-year, $30 million contract with a team option in the second season, as well as a one-year, $9.5 million offer with incentives that could reach up to $11 million, not including the no-trade clause.
At the start of free agency, the Nets were one of the few teams with significant cap space, which led to a standstill in the restricted free agent market. The Nets have been the only team with real space under the salary cap for the last month and a half.
In the past season, Thomas averaged 24.0 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.3 rebounds in 31.2 minutes per game, although he only participated in 25 games due to hamstring injuries. This was the first time in his career that Thomas missed a considerable amount of playing time.
Despite demonstrating a wide range of annotation and playmaking skills, Thomas was double-teamed on 18% of his possessions in the 2024-25 season. This figure is the fourth highest among players with at least 1,000 possessions, surpassed only by Zion Williamson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Thomas averaged 22.9 points in 31.4 minutes per game over the last two seasons, after averaging 9.5 points and 17.1 minutes in his first two NBA seasons. He has nine games with 40 or more points in his career, the fourth-most in Nets history, behind Vince Carter, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant.
