The first domino has fallen in the restricted free agent market, potentially paving a path for Jonathan Kuminga to follow as his contract stalemate with the Golden State Warriors continues.
As first reported by ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday, Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has taken the one-year $6 million qualifying offer which allows him to hold a no-trade clause before entering unrestricted free agency next year.
Jonathan Kuminga’s threat of the qualifying offer just got real
Thomas becomes the first of the four notable restricted free agents to decide on his future, preferring to retain flexibility and maintain hold of his own path even if it means giving up some money next season.