Cam Thomas Rumors

In the end, Thomas managed just 15.6 points in an injury-marred campaign and got waived by Brooklyn. He got picked up by Milwaukee, but cut loose there as well. While he flashed the ability to get buckets, his shortcomings in terms of defense, playmaking, and — ultimately — self-awareness see him now unemployed. “I know he was frustrated about the contract the year before, and the fact that Brooklyn didn’t really pay him how he wanted,” Porter said. “He’s thinking talent-wise, he’s thinking as good as Austin Reaves, he’s as good as Jalen Green, he’s as good as this guy or that guy, and they’re getting paid $100 million contracts. So I understand that part. But I knew when he left Brooklyn, I’m like, man, over there in Milwaukee he better change a couple of these things or else it’s going to be tough for him. “And when he first got there, they were raving about him because he had a few good games. Doc Rivers was complimenting him and everything. And then I’m sure he had a bad game and kind of went back into his shell a little bit. It can come off like he has an attitude, but really that’s just him. And then I think from there it was downhill. But when it comes to being a basketball player and a talent, he’s up there with the best of them.”

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Erik Slater: Michael Porter Jr. on why things didn’t work out for Cam Thomas in Brooklyn and Milwaukee: "There's a lot more to sticking around in the NBA than just [scoring]. For Cam, I think it was a mixture of him being frustrated with a lot of things and also his personality... He doesn't really socialize... He'll say like two words all day, all practice. He doesn't really talk to anybody. I don't think he does it in a way where he's trying to be a bad teammate. I just think that's him. But when it comes to a team being willing to pay you and make you a number one option, it comes with so much more [responsibility]. I don't know if he was willing to break out of his personality and be talkative and try to be a leader and try to bring guys together. I think that's kind of what happened here in Brooklyn."

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The decision comes just weeks after the franchise signed the guard to help their shorthanded roster in an attempt to make a playoff push. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers was asked about the move to waive Thomas before the game on Monday. “Yeah it was just a tough one honestly,” Doc Rivers told members of the media before Clippers-Bucks. “We've run out of bodies and at the end of the day, there are guys you have to make a decision on. I thought Cam was really good overall, and he may be somebody we revisit. Just where we're at right now, not really in the hunt as when we signed him, we thought it was the right thing to do for the rest of the guys right now.”

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He played 18 games for the Bucks since he was signed, averaging 10.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 43.1 percent from the field and 27.5 percent from three. “There are things that we don't need to talk about,” Rivers said. “That's not anybody's business, like I said before. That's where as a coach you have to make decisions on what's best for the team at that time. People don't understand that, they talk about other stuff, and that's not for anyone to know.”

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Shams Charania: The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving Cam Thomas just weeks after signing him, sources tell ESPN.

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Bobby Marks: Thomas is not eligible for the postseason because he was waived after March 1.

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Erik Slater: Jordi Fernandez’s response to Cam Thomas saying that the Nets "don't believe in nobody": “We wish Cam the best. We loved him while he was here. We hope that he does very well where he is. I don’t know if he has the right to speak about others. We’re happy with the guys we have here. I believe that everybody here can help us with what we have planned.”

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Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bulls 120, Bucks 97 - Portis 18pts/5reb - Thomas 15pts/3ast - Green 13pts/2reb/2ast - Rollins 11pts/7reb/7ast - Porter 10pts/6reb/4ast - Kuzma 10pts/3reb/4ast The Bucks are now 26-33 on the season. They play the Celtics tomorrow in Milwaukee.

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Speaking to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscriber link) prior to Milwaukee’s lopsided loss to New York on Friday, Bucks guard Cam Thomas said his departure from the Nets was “absolutely” because the team didn’t believe in him. However, Thomas said that lack of belief wasn’t exclusive to him. “That’s just who they are,” Thomas told The Post. “They don’t believe in nobody.” After failing to find a suitable deal involving Thomas, the Nets waived him shortly after the trade deadline passed on February 5. He had a de facto no-trade clause after signing his $6MM qualifying offer as a restricted free agent last summer.

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Thomas’ representatives preferred that outcome so he could pick his next team; he signed a minimum-salary deal that covers the rest of the season with Milwaukee a few days later. Asked by Bondy why the Nets didn’t believe in him, Thomas said he was more focused on the present than the past. “I never asked. I don’t even care anymore. I’m on a different team. I don’t want to talk about them much. But that’s what it was. They didn’t believe,” Thomas said. “Always thought — I don’t know. They always thought something was better, I guess. I don’t know. Always chasing something.”

Hoops Rumors

Cam Thomas: It was all that time, you know, looking for a team. The Bucks were always in contact, they always wanted me even when I got here and met everybody, they told me they was like, "We've been trying to get you here for years." So that was... It really felt good when you choose somewhere and they're like, "Yo, we been wanting you like, we want you." So that was a great thing. There was a good amount of teams interested, but I think the Bucks stood out because I really felt like I could really be myself here. Everybody would embrace me and I think everything's been going good so far. So, I would love to keep building on it and keep and just keep stacking wins.

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Eric Nehm: Cam Thomas: "They just did what they do...They were just speeding us up. Forcing us into isolations. Then when they load up, the ball gets stagnant. We get into some late clock situations, so it's kind of tough. They didn't do nothing special, so it was just execution, I'd say."

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Eric Nehm: FINAL: Raptors 122, Bucks 94 - Porter 21pts/10ast/2reb - Rollins 21pts/9reb - Thomas 15pts/3reb - Turner 14pts/4reb The Bucks are now 24-31 on the season. They play next on Tuesday vs. the Heat.

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Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 139, Pelicans 118 - Thomas 27pts/3reb - Rollins 27pts/2reb/6ast - Porter 25pts/2reb/7ast - Portis 17pts/11reb - Kuzma 14pts/3reb/4ast - Nance 10pts/5reb/2ast - Dieng 10pts/2reb The Bucks are now 24-30. They play next on Sunday in Milwaukee vs. the Raptors.

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