The Brooklyn Nets will reportedly waive guard Cam Thomas after the NBA trade deadline passed, according to ESPN Insider Shams Charania.
Thomas did not depart with the team before Thursday’s game against the Orlando Magic, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer. He was ruled out for personal reasons.
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Thomas has averaged 15.6 points, 3.1 assists and 1.9 rebounds on 39.9% shooting from the field. His role has also decreased under Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez. He started only eight games and averaged 24.3 minutes per game for the Nets this season.
Last season, Thomas was limited to 25 games after nursing a hamstring injury. Thomas’ best season came in his third year, when he averaged 22.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.
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This will allow Thomas to get a fresh start. The Nets drafted the 24-year-old guard in the first round in 2021. He spent his entire career with the team before Thursday’s move. Thomas joined the league from LSU as a confident microwave scorer off the bench. He played his rookie season with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.
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Waiving Thomas should open up more minutes for rookie guards Egor Demin, Nolan Traore, Ben Saraf and Drake Powell on the 13-36 Nets. The Nets drafted Demin, Saraf and Traore in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Demin leads the group. He is averaging 10.5 points, 3.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds.
Traore has averaged 6 points, 2.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds. Saraf has averaged 4.6 points, 2.6 assists and 1.5 rebounds. Powell has averaged 6.1 points, 1.6 assists and 1.6 rebounds.
The move will also open up a roster spot for the Nets after they acquired Josh Minott from the Boston Celtics, Hunter Tyson from the Denver Nuggets and Ochai Agbaji from the Toronto Raptors. The team also held on to Michael Porter Jr., who was in trade rumors before the deadline.