LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks requested waivers on guard Cam Thomas and converted forward/center Pete Nance, who had been on a two-way deal, to a multi-year standard NBA contract.
Nance, 26, entered Monday night’s game with the Los Angeles Clippers having averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 12.1 minutes in 37 games while playing on a two-way deal.
The 24-year-old Thomas signed with the Bucks on Feb. 8 after the Brooklyn Nets had waived him.
Thomas scored 34 points in a 116-108 victory at Orlando in his Bucks debut and had 27 points in a 139-118 win at New Orleans nine days later, but his role eventually decreased. He didn’t play at all in back-to-back games with Indiana and Cleveland last week.
“We ran out of bodies, and at the end of the day, there were guys you had to make a decision on,” head coach Doc Rivers said. “I thought Cam was really good overall, and he may be somebody we revisit. Just where we're at right now, you know, not really in the hunt as when we signed him, we thought it was the right thing to do for the rest of the guys right now.”
This move continues what’s been a difficult season for Thomas, who had scored 22.5 points per game in 2023-24 and 24 points per game in 2024-25 while playing for Brooklyn.
Thomas was averaging 15.6 points in 24 games with Brooklyn this season before the Nets waived him. He averaged 10.7 points and 16.6 minutes in 18 games with Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Pete Nance drives on Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Milwaukee Bucks guard Cam Thomas (24) drives on Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Toumani Camara had career highs of nine 3-pointers and 35 points to help Portland beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-99 on Monday night, the Trail Blazers' largest margin of victory this season.
The Nets have lost eight straight and 18 of the last 20. Brooklyn (17-55) is a game behind Indiana (16-56) and a half-game behind Washington (16-55) for the best draft lottery odds.
Camara made 10 of 12 shots from the field. Deni Avdija scored 18 points and Scoot Henderson had 13 points, five assists and four steals for the Trail Blazers. Donovan Clingan finished with 15 rebounds, seven points and seven blocks.
Camara, who was featured on commemorative glassware as part of a Trail Blazers' giveaway, banked in his first 3-pointer off the glass and hit his first eight 3-point shots, going 9 for 11 from distance.
Tyson Etienne led the Nets with 18 points, Ziaire Williams added 16 and Josh Minott 15.
Murray converted a three-point play with 4:48 left in the first quarter that gave the Trail Blazers the lead for good and sparked a 13-2 run that made it 28-18. Ben Saraf converted two free throws that made it a three-point game with 4.7 seconds left, but Jrue Holiday answered with a layup three seconds later and Portland scored 11 of the first 12 points in the second quarter. The Nets trailed by at least nine points the rest of the way.
Robert Williams III (knee-injury management) did not play and Jerami Grant (foot soreness) missed his second consecutive game for the Trail Blazers.
Danny Wolf (ankle), Drake Powell (knee-injury management), Terance Mann (rest), and Noah Clowney (right wrist sprain) did not play for the Nets. Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) missed his seventh straight game.
Nets: At Golden State on Wednesday.
Trail Blazers: Host Milwaukee on Wednesday.
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Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija reacts to a call during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Brooklyn Nets guard Nolan Traore (88) tooks to get past Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 23, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Chaney Johnson drives to the basket as Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara (33) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 23, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
