Giving in! Thomas will sign 6 million with the Nets for one year, refuse to 30 million for two years, and will not accompany Kuming to join him

In the 2025 NBA offseason, several well-known players have not been able to get contracts that satisfy themselves. Among them, there are old stars like Westbrook and Simmons, as well as young people like Kumingga, Grimes and Cameron Thomas.

Especially Kumingga and Thomas are simply examples of being taller. They are all trying to ask the team for a big contract, otherwise they will refuse to sign. Previously, Kumingga, the Warriors, Thomas and the Nets were in a stalemate.

However, as the new season approaches, seeing that the team does not let go, some of them begin to feel restless and choose to surrender. Cameron Thomas became the first to make a compromise.

On September 4, according to famous reporter Shams, sources revealed that restricted free agent Cameron Thomas will sign a one-year qualification offer worth $6 million with the Nets.

It is reported that Thomas and the Nets failed to reach a contract renewal agreement. After signing a qualification offer, he will have a trade veto in the new season and can become a full free agent in the 2026 offseason, where more than 10 teams will have salary space.

It is understood that Thomas rejected two contract renewal plans provided by the Nets: one is $30 million for two years, and the second is the team option; the other is $9.5 million for one year, and another $1.5 million in bonus, but the transaction veto power needs to be waived.

Thomas has played four seasons in his career so far, all of whom have spent their time with the Nets. He played in 215 games, averaged 23.2 minutes per game, scored 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists, with a shooting percentage of 43.9/34.5/86.0% in three events.

Thomas' injury greatly restricted him last season. Last season, Thomas played only 25 games due to injury, a career low, averaging 31.2 minutes per game, scoring 24.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists, with a shooting percentage of 43.8/34.9/88.1% in three events.

One very interesting thing is that Thomas thinks he is no worse than Jaylen Green and Herro, and thinks he should get the same money as them.

According to previous reports, Cameron Thomas has been pursuing a contract with an annual salary of $30 million, which may be close to $40 million. Thomas compared himself to Jaylen Green, Quickley and Herro, whose annual salary was over $30 million. Thomas believes that he should get at least as much as these three people, or even more.

In my opinion, Thomas obviously did not recognize himself. Not to mention anything else, he felt that he could be similar to Jaylen Green, which was a very irrelevant thing.

Jaylen Green's performance on the court is extremely unstable. He doesn't act off the court, has a high attendance rate, is active in training, does not show off his bad luck, has a harmonious relationship with his teammates, does not fan the flames, but his playing style is pretty good, and has a certain attractiveness to sell tickets. And there is another point, the average average of 20+ in the Western Conference and the average average of 20+ in the Lotto team are two of the gold contents. There is a reason why the Nets are unwilling to renew his contract. The Nets were originally a rebuilding team, and it was normal not to give him time to play. What's more, the rookies he chose this year are all guards. He focused on offense and defensiveness. He chose to keep a qualification offer of $6 million per year. After playing next season, I'm afraid that a team may not be willing to give it to 10 million average salary.

Thomas is not going to stay with Kuminga and wait. But, to be honest, Thomas's prospects are not as good as Kumingga. As a thin shooting guard who is 191 tall, he has the upper limit there, and he has no defense. The team is playing hard and can't score 25 points. The king is the best way to get into the bag first. Kuming and the limit must be higher than him. If the Nets add some money to sign Kuming, he can only go to other teams to get middle class or basic salary.

I don't know if he still remembers what the final result was after a player named Thomas rejected the Celtics' contract. Good luck to Cameron Thomas!