The waiting game continues for the Milwaukee Bucks, who probably won't know until Thursday whether the Washington Wizards will match their offer sheet to restricted free agent Etan Thomas.

On July 14, the 6-foot-10 Thomas signed a six-year offer sheet with the Bucks, a deal reported to be worth between $37 million and $39 million, or roughly the team's full midlevel exception.

The Wizards have a 15-day period to match the offer, or he will become a member of the Bucks.

"We won't know the outcome until Thursday," Bucks general manager Larry Harris said.

Wizards president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld, reached at his office on Monday afternoon, would give no hints about whether Washington will match the offer.

"I think it's the 29th," Grunfeld said of the deadline. "By then, we will have an answer."

"He had a great year for us," said Grunfeld, who left the Bucks' front office to join the Wizards before last season.

Meanwhile, Harris said Monday that contract talks were ongoing with Bucks veteran Toni Kukoc, an unrestricted free agent, and his representative, Herb Rudoy.

"Certainly, we're looking forward to this season and beyond," Harris said of a possible deal. "There's a desire on the part of both parties, and we'd like to see him back in a Bucks uniform."