Overview

• Brooklyn’s top proposals have been limited to a two-year, $28–29 million deal with a team option, well below Thomas’ starter-level pay expectations.
• Thomas is seeking annual salaries in the $20–40 million range, comparing himself to players like Jalen Green, Tyler Herro and Immanuel Quickley.
• With Brooklyn as the lone team carrying substantial cap space, no rival offer sheets have materialized, leaving the Nets in the driver’s seat.
• Pressed by an October 1 deadline, Thomas is increasingly likely to accept the $5.99–6.0 million qualifying offer to bet on himself, gain trade veto rights and enter unrestricted free agency in 2026.
• Persistent hamstring issues and analytics-identified efficiency gaps have limited outside interest and bolstered the Nets’ cautious valuation of the high-scoring guard.