Cam Thomas makes his Nets free agency intentions known

With his regular season likely done, Cam Thomas moves on to the offseason — and his first free agency.

The Nets’ leading scorer, whose third hamstring injury of the season has him expected to miss the rest of the schedule, is set to be a restricted free agent.

The young guard says he hopes to be back in Brooklyn, but understands the NBA is a business and he can do his scoring wherever he’s wanted.

“It was good experiencing all the love from fans here, teammates, front office, everybody. I feel like I built a lot of great relationships here,” Thomas said, before adding, “It’s a business at the end of the day. I’d love to be back and get that straightened out, just to keep playing in front of the fans and keep building relationships that I built here.

“I was drafted here so I definitely have a connection here. I definitely want to be back by the end of the day, like I said. We just have to look into that. But whatever happens, happens. I’m just going to let my agents and the front office discuss that. It should be good. I would be very happy to be back if I am back.”

Thomas got hurt late in Thursday’s loss at Chicago and is expected to end his season averaging a team-high 24 points.

He expressed confidence that he’s done enough to have established himself as a long-term foundation piece.

“Yeah, of course. When I got major minutes, I feel like I’ve been one of the best guards in the league in my position,” Thomas said before the Nets’ 122-114 win over the Hawks on Sunday night. “I feel like I’ve shown that. So, nothing really to talk about with that. But I feel like when I do have the minutes in a featured role, the sky’s the limit for me. We’ve seen that these past two years.”

But this year likely will end with Thomas having played just 25 games.

He’ll head into restricted free agency off an injury-riddled campaign and three hamstring injuries.

Asked if hitting free agency for the first time excited him, Thomas shrugged.

“I don’t really care. It’s just part of the business. Whoever wants me, hopefully it’s here. I’d love to come back. But it is what it is. It’s just part of the business,” he said. “I’m just going to take it day by day. It’s a long time from now, so I’m not really worried about that.“Right now is still early, a lot of months to go until I really have to worry about what’s going to happen. So just staying present, just trying to finish the season out, support the guys as much as I can and try to finish the season out.”

Few teams realistically can hand Thomas a big offer sheet, and Nets GM Sean Marks is unlikely to bid against himself.

The Pistons may be the only other team able to offer him more than the mid-level.

“As of now, it seems like the Nets have more leverage,” cap expert Yossi Gozlan told The Post. “I think Cam Thomas’ best chance at getting a big contract elsewhere is with a sign-and-trade due to his restricted status. I think he’s looking at a Collin Sexton-type annual salary, adjusted for inflation.”

A source told the Post Thomas could command in the $20 million to $22 million range.

The day after the NBA Finals end, the Nets could begin negotiating with Thomas.

Asked about the prospect of hammering out a deal with the Nets before ever going into the market and getting an offer sheet, Thomas said: “Haven’t really thought about free agency as much. That’s really something for my agents to talk about, the front office. I haven’t given much thought to that at all, so I can’t really answer.”