Officially announced the signing! Average of 24 points! A maximum salary of 150 million has become 6 million

At 1 a.m. on September 5, the Brooklyn Nets officially announced that restricted free agent Cameron Thomas agreed to sign a one-year, $6 million qualification offer and return to the Nets next season. He will become a full free agent next summer, leaving the Nets by then. In any case, the two-month tug-of-war was finally over.

With Thomas returning to the Nets, there are still Kumingga, Gidey and Grimes left in restricted free agents this summer. Kumingga's qualification quotation is $7.9 million per year, Gidey's qualification quotation is $11.14 million per year, and Grimes's qualification quotation is $8.7 million per year. All four of them wanted a big contract worth hundreds of millions, but unfortunately things went against their expectations.

The leader explained before that qualification quotations are different from formal contract renewal quotations. When the Nets give Thomas a qualification quote, they are qualified to match the quotes given to Thomas by other teams. Thomas wants $150 million in five years, but the Nets only offer him a two-year, $30 million renewal offer, and the team option for the second year. The gap between

is too big, and Thomas directly refused. The Nets offered a second contract renewal plan: $11 million in one year, of which $9.5 million is the guaranteed part, and another $1.5 million is the bonus. At the same time, he was asked to give up the veto power of the transaction, but Thomas also refused. The veto power of this transaction is different from that of Bill and James, the leader will explain later.

The Nets enjoy Thomas's right to birds. When he accepts a qualification offer, or the Nets match the offer from the other teams, Thomas will automatically obtain a one-year trade veto. For example, in the summer of 2022, the Pacers offered Ayton a 4-year offer of 133 million yuan. The Suns decided to match, and Ayton won the veto of the 2022-23 season. The veto of Bill and James's transaction is enjoyed throughout the contract term. Even if they agree to be traded, they can bring the veto power to their new owners. For Thomas, once he agrees to be traded, he will lose his bird rights in the new team, so Thomas refuses the second option without hesitation!

Thomas automatically obtains the trade veto after renewing his contract for 1 year and 6 million yuan, and will not be traded next season. Once they accept the qualification offer, it also means that they will completely turn against the team and will definitely leave the team next summer. Currently, the Nets have a salary space of $22.4 million and can quote players such as Kuminga, which has caused the Warriors to still not dare to strengthen.

Cameron Thomas was born on October 13, 2001, 1.93 meters tall and 2.01 meters. In the 2021 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Nets at the 27th pick in the first round. Gidey was the No. 6 pick that year, Kumingga was the No. 7 pick, and Grimes was the No. 25 pick. Rookies with different rankings have encountered the same problems this summer. In the 2024-25 season, Thomas only played 25 regular season games due to injury, including 23 starts. 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%. Defensive efficiency is 120.6, ranking 300th in the league; the round share is 32.8%, tied for Doncic to 6th in the league.

Thomas's problem has been solved. Do you think Giddy and Kumingga will accept qualification quotes?