The Bucks played the Magic on Wednesday night and were the unexpected beneficiaries of a vintage Cam Thomas game.
Thomas, a sparkplug scoring guard who was released by the Nets at the trade deadline, signed with the Bucks as a free agent last weekend. Milwaukee was at the center of the deadline as multiple teams tried to pry Antetokounmpo out of the only city he’s ever played in, but the Bucks elected to hang onto their star. They failed to make any other meaningful moves so the Thomas addition represented the only reinforcements the roster would be getting as the 22–30 Bucks try to turn the season around. While very few midseason free agent acquisitions wind up making a difference for their teams, Milwaukee hoped a change of scenery would lead Thomas to rediscover his form as a walking tinder box who is capable of spewing fire and putting up points in bunches at any given moment.
