Cam Thomas Waived
Cam Thomas was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks and is now ineligible for the 2026 playoffs — a roster move that surprised many around the league and affects late-season depth calculations. The waiver has immediate implications for playoff rosters and team lineups as seeding fights tighten (sports.yahoo.com).
Milwaukee made the transaction official on March 23, 2026 when the club converted forward Pete Nance’s two-way deal into a multiyear standard contract. (espn.com) The timing of that conversion meant the roster move fell after the NBA’s March 1 playoff-waiver cutoff, a rule that prevents players placed on waivers after that deadline from appearing in postseason games for a new team. (hoopsrumors.com) During his brief Milwaukee stint he appeared in 18 games and, according to team reporting, logged reduced minutes after an early 34‑point outburst — ESPN counted 16 games after Feb. 11 in which he averaged 9.6 points on 41% shooting and 1.9 assists. (espn.com) Independent stat reports listed his 18‑game line in Milwaukee at roughly 10.6 points, 1.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds while averaging about 16–16.6 minutes per game, figures teams weighed when deciding roster composition. (hoopsrumors.com) If Thomas clears waivers the Bucks will carry a dead‑money cap hit of $844,607; if another club claims him his contract — and the related cap charge — would move to that claiming team. (hoopsrumors.com) Coach Doc Rivers framed the decision as a personnel-sizing move, saying the club “ran out of bodies” and added that Thomas “may be somebody we revisit,” signaling the franchise sees the change as temporary rather than an indictment of the player’s upside. (espn.com)
