{"id":582791,"date":"2026-02-04T22:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/582791\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T22:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:31:15","slug":"cam-thomas-ruled-out-vs-magic-as-bucks-cavs-trade-rumors-swirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/582791\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Thomas ruled out vs. Magic as Bucks, Cavs trade rumors swirl"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brooklyn Nets<\/a> ruled out guard Cam Thomas<\/a> for Thursday’s matchup with the Orlando Magic<\/a> due to personal reasons. Thomas’ absence comes ahead of Thursday’s 3 PM EST trade deadline<\/a>. He was not on Brooklyn’s plane when it departed on Wednesday, according to a league source.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> and Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> have shown interest<\/a> in Thomas, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto.<\/p>\n

A Thomas trade has been anticipated since the offseason, when he failed to agree to a contract extension with the Nets and signed his $6 million qualifying offer. The fifth-year guard reportedly turned down a two-year, $15 million contract featuring a team option in favor of his QO. He has a no-trade clause, meaning he’ll have to agree to any deal Brooklyn makes.<\/p>\n

However, a change of scenery could be in Thomas’ best interest, given a recent role reduction.<\/p>\n

Cam Thomas missing game for personal reasons amid Bucks, Cavs trade interest\"\"Jan 4, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas (24) drives past Denver Nuggets guard Curtis Jones (1) in the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Thomas opened the year as a starter and Brooklyn’s leading scorer. He\u00a0averaged 24.4 points<\/a> on .408\/.356\/.875 shooting splits across the team’s first seven games. However, the Nets posted a 0-7 record with an NBA-worst 128.5 defensive rating during that span.<\/p>\n

Thomas injured his hamstring<\/a> during Brooklyn’s eighth game of the season, after which the team improved dramatically. The Nets posted a 9-12 record with the NBA’s sixth-best defensive rating (111.7) during Thomas’ absence. They are 4-17 with the NBA’s second-worst defense (120.9) since the 24-year-old returned from a two-month layoff.<\/p>\n

Thomas has moved to the bench and seen his role reduced dramatically<\/a> following his return. He’s averaged 12.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 39.8 percent shooting from the field and 30.6 percent from three over his last 16 appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Nets ruled out guard Cam Thomas for Thursday’s matchup with the Orlando Magic due to personal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371038,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3779],"tags":[7,247,959,193,48,121,6,2828,47,76,3883,2144],"class_list":{"0":"post-582791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando-magic","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brooklyn-nets","10":"tag-cam-thomas","11":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","12":"tag-magic","13":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-trade-deadline","16":"tag-orlando","17":"tag-orlando-magic","18":"tag-orlandomagic","19":"tag-reporting"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116014737419632973","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}