Bucks reach deal with former Nets guard Cam Thomas - ESPN

Free agent guard Cam Thomas has agreed to a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, his agent, Tony Ronzone of Wasserman, told ESPN on Sunday.

Thomas, 24, has averaged 21.4 points per game over the past three seasons and provides an immediate talent boost to a Bucks team still trying to contend this season with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Thomas was waived by the Brooklyn Nets after the trade deadline last Thursday in a somewhat surprising move. After signing a one-year, $5.9 million qualifying offer over the summer, Thomas averaged 15.6 points and 3.1 assists for the Nets after missing the first 20 games because of a left hamstring strain.

«I picked Milwaukee because they wanted me and they told me they've been interested for years now. So, it's good to have this opportunity come to fruition. And I'm just hoping to meet everybody, get to know everybody and contribute as soon as possible,» Cam Thomas told Andscape.

Thomas has struggled shooting — hitting 40% from the field and 33% from 3 — but his scoring ability will be a welcome addition for Milwaukee, which has found it hard to find offense whenever Antetokounmpo isn't on the floor. The Bucks have had an elite offense with Antetokounmpo (averaging 123.2 points per 100 possessions) on the court but have been one of the worst (109.5) in the NBA with him off the floor.

The team is without Antetokounmpo as he recovers from a right calf strain. The Bucks have won three games in a row for the first time all season but are currently the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Hornets at No. 10. Coach Doc Rivers reiterated before Friday's game that the team has no plans to shut Antetokounmpo down for the rest of the season.

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