The problem between Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets have not shown a determined effort to secure Cam Thomas with a long-term contract, as reported by Jake Fischer in The Stein Line. The shooting guard, who will enter his fifth season in the NBA, has displayed significant offensive potential in the last two seasons: he averaged 22.5 points in 66 games during the 2023/24 campaign and reached an average of 24 points in the previous season. However, he only played 25 games due to persistent hamstring issues.

Thomas stands out more for his scoring ability than his outside shooting and has some deficiencies in other aspects of the game, which has limited his appeal in sign-and-trade scenarios. In fact, a recent survey by The Athletic of 16 league executives, evaluating the most relevant restricted free agents at the moment, placed Josh Giddey, Jonathan Kuminga, and Quentin Grimes above him in value. While 15 out of 16 respondents proposed contracts of at least three years for Kuminga, Giddey, and Grimes, only eight made the same recommendation for Thomas.

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According to Fischer, this makes him the most likely candidate among these RFAs to sign his qualifying offer of 5.9 million dollars and try his luck as an unrestricted free agent next summer.

Last month, Fischer himself had already revealed that Brooklyn had only offered him a two-year contract with a team option, for a figure just above the midlevel exception of 14.1 million. Thomas, on the other hand, would aim for a deal guaranteeing him at least 20 million annually.

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