Nets' Cam Thomas Out for Season with Hamstring Injury; Limited to 25 Games
Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is expected to miss the rest of the 2024-25 season with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Saturday.
Thomas has been hampered by hamstring issues throughout the year, appearing in just 25 games which includes 23 starts.
Despite suffering his latest injury against Chicago on Thursday, the 23-year-old finished with 24 points and 10 assists on 8-of-23 shooting during a 116-110 loss to the Bulls.
Thomas has been a high-volume scorer for Brooklyn when healthy, but availability has remained an issue for him. The former first-round pick hasn't been able to suit up in at least 70 games in all four years of his career.
He appeared to be headed towards a breakout 2024-25 campaign, scoring at least 30 points in three of his first six appearances of the season. Thomas struggled to maintain a similar level of production before hamstring injuries surfaced, though.
He'll end the year with averages of 24.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game on 43.8/34.9/88.1 shooting splits.
The Nets will have an interesting decision to make regarding Thomas, as he's set to enter restricted free agency during the offseason. Brooklyn reportedly made the guard available on the trade market prior to the Feb. 6 deadline.
HoopsHype's Michael Scotto called Thomas "the biggest wild card in free agency" and revealed that "the numbers are all over the place" on a potential contract during a Tuesday appearance on The Putback with Ian Begley (h/t Sharif Phillips-Keaton of Nets Wire).
The Nets currently sit at No. 12 in the Eastern Conference standings with a 22-44 record and will look to close out their final 16 regular-season games without Thomas.
