The Brooklyn Nets had some unfortunate news to share with their fanbase on Friday when they announced that guard Cam Thomas was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. Brooklyn continued their unfortunate announcement by saying that Thomas will be evaluated again in three to four weeks and he spoke on how he is feeling at this point in time with his injury.
“I’m doing great. [I’m] doing great, feeling great. No complaints. So, all good,” Thomas said to the media prior to Friday’s 125-107 NBA Cup loss to the Detroit Pistons. With Thomas out of the lineup for the time being, Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez inserted rookie guard Egor Demin into the starting lineup, but the team struggled to score without Thomas on the floor.
“It’s way different. It’s not as bad as the last one, I’ll say that,” Thomas said when asked how this injury compares to his left hamstring issues from last season. “So, dodged the bullet with that. It’s not the same one. It’s way better. Obviously, injury is not good, but it’s better than it was last year. So, yeah, it’s good.”
Thomas, 24, was on his way to another season as a starter for the Nets as he is averaging 21.4 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 40.2% from the field and 35.6% from three-point land. Thomas has a recent history of his left hamstring being an issue for him as he played in just 25 games last year due to his repeated hamstring strains.
This latest injury could complicate things for Thomas and Brooklyn as he is playing on a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer (QO) following tense negotiations with the franchise this past offseason. Part of the reason that Thomas was unable to get the deal that he was looking for could be due to his injury-plagued 2024-25 season, but he and the Nets are hoping that this campaign is a healthier one for the elite scorer.