Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis Admits He Feb 11, 2026; Orlando, Florida, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Cam Thomas (24) draws a foul from Orlando Magic guard Jase Richardson (11) during the second half at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images

Milwaukee Bucks’ Bobby Portis Admits He 'Hated' Cam Thomas’ Brutal Exit After 18 Games

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Jordan Samar | Last updated Mar 31, 2026 7:24 AM ET

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis recently broke his silence on why the Cam Thomas acquisition didn’t work out for the team, as the latter was waived after playing only 18 games since leaving the Brooklyn Nets.

During a recent episode of the Run It Back show, Portis showed sympathy for the trigger-happy guard, saying that Thomas was merely dealt a bad hand, given the Milwaukee Bucks’ current predicament.

“I just hate it happened to Cam… I think something good down the line is going to come toward him. He just got to keep his head down and keep working. He just fell into the chaos of everything going on (in Milwaukee). Cam’s a good dude, though,” Portis shared.

“Sad that he got waived at a time where he can’t sign with a playoff team and show what he can do to impact winning, but something good is going to come to good,” he ended.

Milwaukee Bucks News: Doc Rivers gets brutally honest on being eliminated from playoff contention

For the first time since the 2015-16 campaign, the Milwaukee Bucks will not qualify for the playoffs, which was sealed by their 127-95 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Head coach Doc Rivers mainly blamed the team’s injury luck for their failure.

“It’s been disappointing, obviously. Since I’ve been here, I haven’t had a healthy stretch, and it’s been your key guys. It’s been Giannis. It’s been Dame (Lillard). And you hope you can play through that, but we just haven’t had the ability,” Rivers told the media.

“This year, having only one quote-unquote star. Every other team has two and three. We needed health. We were thin. We knew that before the season started, and it just didn’t go our way. All the talk and all that stuff probably didn’t help either,” he continued.

This article first appeared on Hardwood Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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