How on earth do you ghost an entire franchise? Well, ask Cam Thomas. One day he’s Brooklyn’s bucket-getting prodigy, the next, he’s wiping the Nets off his Instagram like last season never happened. But the plot thickens. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Thomas isn’t just playing hard to get on social media… but he’s likely to return, that too, on the qualifying offer. Yep, the classic one-year, prove-it deal. Romantic? Not quite. Necessary? Absolutely.
Bontemps, on the Brian Windhorst & Hoop Collective podcast, said it straight up: “Cam Thomas will be back. I’m almost certain it will be on the qualifying offer.” That’s a far cry from the $20M+ multi-year payday Thomas reportedly had in mind. Instead, Brooklyn’s showing restraint by tossing out a modest two-year, $28M deal with a team option, like they’re testing the waters instead of diving in.
All of this lands somewhere between awkward contract standoff and slow-motion franchise pivot. Is Cam still the future in Brooklyn, or just a high-volume scorer passing through? With the Nets’ over/under at 21.5 wins and rookies running wild, it’s all feeling very experimental in Brooklyn. But don’t blink just yet, people. This standoff might just set the tone for a comeback arc… or, well, a goodbye tour. What happens next? Come back here to find out!
(This is a developing story…)
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