Bucks waive Cam Thomas less than 2 months after signing guard

The Milwaukee Bucks have waived guard Cam Thomas, the team announced Monday, marking the second time in less than two months that he has become a free agent.

Thomas averaged more than 20 points per game as recently as last season. He was let go by the Brooklyn Nets at the NBA trade deadline after the team could not find a trade partner for him, then the Bucks signed him to a contract for the rest of the season. In one of Thomas’ first games with Milwaukee, Bucks coach Doc Rivers compared his new guard favorably to past Sixth Man of the Year award winners Jamal Crawford and Lou Williams. Now, Thomas’ tenure with Milwaukee is over.

The timing of Thomas’ release means he is ineligible to participate in the postseason if another NBA team picks him up. Milwaukee will use its newly available roster spot on forward Pete Nance, who was on a two-way contract but will now sign a standard NBA deal.

A high-scoring guard who has struggled in other aspects of the game, Thomas averaged 22.5 points per game with the Nets in 2023-24 and 24 points per game last season, albeit in just 25 games. Thomas was a restricted free agent last summer but signed a one-year qualifying offer with Brooklyn when he and the Nets could not agree on a long-term contract.