In an intriguing year for restricted free agent negotiations, one of the final remaining players is off the board.
Guard Cam Thomas signed a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer to return to the Brooklyn Nets, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday.
The deal comes with a full no-trade clause and will allow Thomas to hit unrestricted free agency next summer in hopes of securing a longer-term contract, per Charania.
Thomas and the Nets have been locked in a standoff since free agency opened as the player reportedly declined a two-year, $30 million contract with a team option as well as a one-year deal worth up to $11 million with incentives but without a no-trade clause, Charania added.
Though limited to only 25 games due to a hamstring injury, Thomas had an impressive scoring season for the Nets last year, averaging 24 points per game on 43.8 per cent shooting from the field and 34.9 per cent from three-point range while grabbing 3.3 boards and 3.8 assists.
Thomas was selected 27th overall by the Nets in the 2021 NBA Draft. He's the first of a group of 2021 draftees stuck in restricted free agency (Josh Giddey, Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes) to sign a qualifying offer.
