Cam Thomas, the 25-year-old Chesapeake native who averaged 24.0 points for the Brooklyn Nets during the 2024-25 season, remains without an NBA team as the 2026-27 season continues.
Thomas is listed among available shooting guards in HoopsWire's NBA free-agent tracker, updated Nov. 10. His most recent NBA appearances came with the Milwaukee Bucks in March.
The former Oscar Smith High School standout played for Brooklyn and Milwaukee during the 2025-26 season before both teams waived him.
From Chesapeake to the NBA
Thomas was born in Yokosuka, Japan, and grew up in Chesapeake. He attended Oscar Smith for his first two years of high school before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his junior and senior seasons, according to his official NBA biography.
After one season at Louisiana State University, where he averaged 23.0 points per game, the Nets selected Thomas with the 27th pick in the 2021 NBA draft. He was named co-MVP of the 2021 NBA Summer League.
Thomas established himself as a scorer during his time in Brooklyn.
In February 2023, he scored 44, 47 and 43 points in three consecutive games. He became the youngest player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in three straight games.
During the 2023-24 season, Thomas averaged 22.5 points in 66 games. He followed that with a career-high 24.0 points per game in 2024-25, although injuries limited him to 25 appearances.
Two teams in one season
Thomas returned to Brooklyn for the 2025-26 season on a one-year qualifying offer, but his scoring average declined.
He averaged 15.6 points and 3.1 assists in 24 games before the Nets requested waivers on Feb. 5, in a transaction involving the acquisition of forward Josh Minott.
The Bucks signed Thomas on Feb. 8. He scored 34 points against the Orlando Magic on Feb. 11, helping Milwaukee win 116-108.
However, Thomas appeared in only 18 games for Milwaukee and averaged 10.7 points. He shot 27.5% from 3-point range during that stretch.
The NBA's official transaction records show that Milwaukee waived Thomas on March 23.
Across both teams in 2025-26, Thomas averaged 13.5 points in 42 games, according to his NBA statistics.
What's next
Thomas remains a free agent after five NBA seasons.
His career statistics include a 14.9-point scoring average over 257 games, with a career high of 47 points.
Although his scoring production has declined since the 2024-25 season, Thomas is still 25 years old and has previously demonstrated the ability to score more than 20 points per game over an NBA season.
No confirmed NBA signing or next destination for Thomas was established in the available current records.
