According to reports, Cam Thomas choosing between the goals two years, $ 28 million or his qualifying offer
Cam Thomas is willing to bet on himself, but how much?
Thomas is a limited free agent and there are Voices that ideally would like a contract close to $ 40 million a season. It is not happening. League sources not linked to negotiations have reported to NBC Sports to think that an offer closer to what the Warriors put in front of Jonathan Kuminga – two years, $ 45 million – would have made an agreement. When The Athletic’s Fred Katz I interviewed 16 championship managers on Thomas, most said they thought it is worth between $ 20 and $ 30 million per season, but they just wanted to make a two -year agreement for the 23 year old.
Brooklyn has all the financial leverage here and with this he only offered two years to the average level exception of $ 14.1 million, with the second year of that very negotiable team-team option. This leaves Thomas the choice to take that offer or play for the qualification offer of $ 5.9 million, then be a free agent without restrictions next summer. The NBA jake Fischer insider said in a Bleacher Livestream report That if a limited free agent played for the qualification offer, it would be Thomas.
“The situation of Cam Thomas seems to be a decision between taking its qualified offer or a two -year agreement with the option of the team found north of the qualifying offer from Brooklyn somewhere about $ 14 million of average annual value.”
Thomas is a Bucket Getter who scored 24 points and 3.8 assists on average last season, shooting 34.9% on 3 episodes. Brooklyn will need that score of next season, combined with Michael Porter Jr. and Terrance Mann, in a list of reconstructions he needs to score.
It is August, a moment with very little pressure to make a decision: the training field does not start for more than a month and the date of decision on the qualifying offer is October 1st – so it is easy for both parties to dig and not compromise. This changes as it approaches the beginning of the field and on the expiry for the qualifying offer.
Thomas and his agent, Alex Saratsis, have to decide whether the Thomas services market will be there next summer and if he is willing to bet. Even at the current offer of the Net, he would have left $ 8 million this season on the table (a lot for a player who has not yet earned more than $ 4 million in one season). Is the risk worth? The sides find a better compromise closer to the deadline (a player option rather than a team option for the next season or a little money guaranteed in that second season)?
It is something to look at while we move to September. Thomas could be the only boy willing to make so great bet on himself.