28.2 million in 2 years! The Nets official quote! Thomas maximum salary contract is gone

On July 26, according to NBA famous reporter Jake Fischer, the Nets offered Cameron Thomas a two-year, $28.2 million contract renewal, the second year team option. Thomas wants a five-year, $150 million maximum salary contract, but the Nets don't give it. Later, he lowered his expectations and the Nets still refused to give it to only $100 million in five years.

Thomas believes that he is one of the best scorers in the league and hopes to get the corresponding contract. He was very frustrated by the Nets' failure to give a long contract with an average annual salary of 20 million yuan. For a cold knowledge, if you only look at the regular season, Thomas has more games (9 games) than stars such as Butler, Leonard, Ginobili, Duncan, Pippen...

This year's draft, the Nets chose three guards. They do not think that Thomas is the future of the team and are unwilling to give him a long appointment of more than three years. Thomas is currently a restricted free agent. If the Nets insist on not giving a big contract, Thomas may first accept a one-year qualification offer of $5.99 million and resume his free agent next summer.

Cameron Thomas was born on October 13, 2001. He is 1.93 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.01 meters. He was the No. 27 pick in the first round of 2021, and he was in the same class as Kumingga and Giddy. Their three of them had broken down their contract renewal. There is another reason why the Nets only gave Thomas a two-year contract. Like the Lakers and the Clippers, they want to sign big names in the free market in 2027. In the 2024-25 season, Thomas only played 25 regular season games due to injury, including 23 starters. He averaged 31.2 minutes per game, scored 24 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.5 turnovers, and his three shooting percentages: 43.8%, 34.9%, and 88.1%. The defensive efficiency is only ranked 300th in the league; the leg percentage ranks 6th in the league, requiring a lot of ball rights.

Looking forward, in the 2023-24 season, Thomas played 66 games, including 51 of which started. He averaged 31.4 minutes per game, scored 22.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.9 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 44.2%, 36.4%, and 85.6%. Since the Nets gave an insulting offer, Thomas has deleted posts related to the Nets.

Finally welcome to discuss: How big does Thomas think should be given?