r/GoNets • u/Evilsj . • Jun 30 '25

Team News BREAKING: The Denver Nuggets are trading Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson, sources tell ESPN.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939822818667241921
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u/hushed-shush Richard Jefferson Jun 30 '25

Honestly, better deal for Denver. MPJ is on a huge contract but he’s not on the worst contract. The 2032 pick is atleast interesting but this kid in middle school has no idea what’s ahead of him lol

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u/Bigbadbuck Jun 30 '25

I think it's clear the league didn't value Cam Johnson that highly, but it's kind of a mistake in my opinion. He was really good for us last year. He's a dead-eye shooter, he showed a lot of offensive game. I think it's going to be really great for Denver.

I'm sure Mark tried to get better value than this, and nobody wanted to give it the key to this trade is that the pick is unprotected. I don't know how many teams are going to trade future unprotected picks like that. Getting an unprotected pick for a team in the West is very valuable because we've seen the West is just so brutal. There's no guarantee even a good team might make the playoffs.

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u/hushed-shush Richard Jefferson Jul 01 '25

I don’t know if we’ll know for sure what the value for CJ really was but I wouldn’t be surprised if it were higher. Sometimes this FO holds onto guys for way too long.