Player analysis: Why Thomas can only get an annual salary of 6 million yuan? The reason is related to three points

Season 24-25, Kam Thomas averaged 24 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in 31.2 minutes per game. He scored 24th in the league alone, and there are many stars such as Mitchell, DeRozan, Jaylen Brown behind him.

According to the NBA China official website, Cam Johnson accepted the qualification offer and renewed the Nets' contract with 6 million yuan in one year.

Why can Thomas, who averages 24 points per game, only get 6 million?

Explanation point 1: Efficiency.

Thomas' real shooting rate this season was 53.5%, ranking 175 in the league; the round usage rate was 32.6%, ranking 7 in the league. It is obvious that the offensive efficiency is very low.

is reflected in the game. It is not denying that there is a highlight moment of 43 points in 22 shots against the Knicks, but it is more inefficient in 13 points in 17 shots against the Grizzlies and 16 points in 18 shots against the Bulls. Inefficient offense is one of the reasons.

Explanation point 2: Features.

Like most players in the league, Thomas' positioning is also very single, to be precise, the offensive end. In fact, the Nets tried to develop Thomas into a dual-sports guard with both personal ending and organizational connection in the 24-25 season, but the assist-and-turnover ratio was only 1.52 - there was a turnover for every 1.52 assists.

Not to mention the top level like Halliburton 5.16, there is a certain gap between non-tandem players like Pope (2.16) and Lefley (2.05).

As for the defensive end, the opponent's shooting rate rose sharply from 42.6% to 47.9% under Thomas' counter-defense. To be honest, it is the existence of the opponent's "ATM". The characteristics are single, but the offensive efficiency is not high, which is the second reason.

Explanation point three: Alliance environment.

Unlike previous years, each team has limited salary space this summer. Although Bridges and the Knicks signed a four-year, 150 million contract, he renewed his contract and could ignore the salary cap. This is one of them, and the second is "Da Qiao" has proved his importance in the team.

In contrast, Thomas, when he was on the court, the Nets lost 5.6 points in a hundred rounds, and when he was not on the court, the team lost 1.2 points in a hundred rounds. Although they were all losing, it was obvious that the team lost few points when Thomas was not present. It is ironic and also shows that it is almost no importance to the team.

In addition, Thomas has a single characteristic but low offensive efficiency and is difficult to attract interest from other teams. What I mean is that it can attract the interest of other teams. Although there is no salary space to sign directly, you can sign and exchange. In fact, since the opening of the NBA player market, there has been no news that any team is interested in Thomas. It cannot arouse interest from other teams, and this is the third reason.

In summary, Thomas can only get an annual salary of 6 million, mainly lies in the following three points:

1. Insulated from personal offensive efficiency;

2. Single characteristics, but not high offensive efficiency;

3. It cannot arouse the interest of other teams.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is the main reason.

You should know that Clarkson and Louis Williams also have a single offensive type with similar characteristics as Thomas, but with the efficiency guaranteed, they can still get at least tens of millions of contracts. To put it bluntly, if Thomas has the ending efficiency of the middle level of the league, he will not get an annual salary of 6 million yuan.