Although the Jazz have a lot of salary space, aren t they interested in signing the Nets star?

According to TalkBasket, the Utah Jazz are one of the few teams in all NBA teams with more cap space, but they are not expected to pursue former Brooklyn Nets backcourt star Cam Thomas who is in restricted free agent form. TalkBasket said an anonymous scout from the West told them that the Jazz were working on a lineup that was good at defending, had enough size and had comprehensive personal abilities, which also made scorers like Thomas who prefer to possess and hold the ball have almost no foothold in the team. Cameron is a very pure scorer. His scoring ability is indeed quite good, but he does not meet the long-term plans envisioned by the Jazz. At this moment when the negotiations with his old club were deadlocked, Thomas cleared all the content about the Nets on his social media, and then he posted updates on his personal training in recent times, which also hints about his strong dissatisfaction with his current situation.

Thomas was born in October 2001 and is 23 years old, 191cm tall and weighs 95kg. He is a backcourt player from Louisiana State University selected the 27th pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. In the NBA regular season last season, Thomas played 25 games in total due to injury, averaging 31.2 minutes per game, averaging 24 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks, and 2.5 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. His shooting percentage was 43.8%, three-point shooting percentage was 34.9%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 88.1%. Thomas was affected by injuries last season, resulting in limited appearances, but his performance in scoring was quite good, and his ability in passing and organizing has also improved to a certain extent. However, his performance on the defensive end has not made any greater improvement.

According to previous news, the Nets provided Thomas with a renewal offer. The Nets gave Thomas a two-year contract with an annual salary of $14.1 million, of which the second year of the contract is the team option. Thomas was very disappointed that the Nets did not offer him a contract with an annual salary of more than $20 million. Thomas obviously does not agree with the low-priced contract provided by the Nets, not to mention that it also includes team options. There is a huge gap between such a contract and Thomas' expectations. The biggest problem right now is that other teams in the league do not have enough salary space to sign Thomas, and no team is interested in signing first and then getting Thomas. In this case, might Thomas be forced to choose to sign a qualification offer with the Nets?