He doesn t want a contract of 30 million! He wants 6 million! Did he bet with an average of 24 points per game?

Shams reported that after a summer of pulling, Cameron Thomas finally decided to sign a one-year, $6 million qualification offer with the Nets. The two sides failed to reach a new contract renewal agreement, so accepting the qualification offer means that Thomas will obtain a complete veto on the deal and enter the free market as a non-restricted free agent in 2026, and by then there will be more than 10 teams in the league with 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 also became the first player to complete a contract renewal among the last restricted free agents this summer. The rest of the people who are all known to everyone are Josh Giddy, Kumingga and Grimes. To be honest, you should say that these players are not strong. They are all good, but each has its own problems. In addition, few teams have room for salary this summer. Although Thomas only played 25 games due to injury last season, he averaged 24 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. Injuries are not the main reason that prevents him from getting a satisfactory contract.

Although he has averaged more than 22.5 points per game for two consecutive seasons, his offensive data is moist, and he is a typical "high usage rate, high shooting" player. His high score was also due to the fact that the Nets played badly and gave him a lot of opportunities to make mobile phones. Although his real shooting rate is not low, he is still far from that of top stars.

, and his playing style is single, just do it. As a defender, he has no ability to organize passes, and other teams actually don’t attach so much importance to him. If he gets a big contract and appears as a team elder brother in the true sense, other teams will definitely target him more vigorously.

At the same time, his height and wingspan are not outstanding, and his defensive awareness and enthusiasm are also average. It can be said that as long as NBA players give opportunities on the offensive end, they are likely to produce good data, but their defense is still very talented and hard-working, and Thomas' offense is not enough to make up for his defensive disadvantage.

At the end of the game, the Nets are now in the reconstruction stage. It is obvious that Thomas is not the one who leads the team to turn over, but he does play well, which makes his positioning even more embarrassing. A big contract is impossible, so I give it less, and Thomas is not satisfied. His limited identity as a player and his lack of teams have salary space, so he has no market this summer.

In fact, these points, especially the last point, are more or less the reasons why several other restricted players did not get satisfactory contracts.