Cam Thomas will sign the one-year, $6 million qualifying offer from the Nets to play out one more season in Brooklyn before becoming an unrestricted free agent, according to ESPN's Shams Charania .

Thomas is just the fifth former first round pick to sign a qualifying offer since 2017, as it's exceedingly rare for a player to be unable to reach a long-term deal with their current team. However, the Nets were unwilling to give Thomas the kind of money and years he was seeking out of a new deal, offering him a two-year, $30 million contract with a team option in the second year.

The scoring guard has averaged 22.9 points per game on 44.1/35.9/86.4 shooting splits over the past two seasons, but his value beyond being a volume shooter and scorer is limited. Getting buckets is an importa

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