[Shams] Denver trades Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick to Brooklyn for Cam Johnson

[Chuck Everett]

Love this for Denver. Cam is unlocked potential and is a way better defender than mpj. Nuggets instantly contenders again!

Cam Johnson is not a good defender. Like at all.

He’s not, but if the $17M saved allows the Nuggets to add a quality player or two with the MLE, it’s worth it for them.

For sure. They should hopefully be able to add two more players for that 17.

[ball_takes23]

I didnt even know you could trade a $21M player for a $38M player

The Nets have the cap space to absorb Porter Jr’s extra $17M.

ah ok, so the Nets were basically the only team where this trade was possible

[Kittles02]

Smart by Denver. MPJ sucks, can’t believe they found someone dumb enough to take his contract.

Nets were looking to take on bad contracts as long as a pick was attached to it. They have cap space and they're not competing for anything rn.

[cpower]

Damn nets lost tons of value on CAM. From 3 FRP to 1 is nuts

[strokerace]

Cam Johnson isn't going to be an upgrade over Michael. Brooklyn getting the unprotected first is good work by them.

Denver saved like $17 million in salary per year

Giving away a completely unprotected first rounder when your star player is long gone is crazy to me.

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Nuggets back in bid'ness

[DusterBuster]

The Nets summer is confusing.

[Luke]

Good trade for Denver, they wanted to maximize Joker's window

[LeBronSpaghetti]

Cam Johnson isn't going to be an upgrade over Michael. Brooklyn getting the unprotected first is good work by them.

Denver saved like $17 million in salary per year

Giving away a completely unprotected first rounder when your star player is long gone is crazy to me.

Is it as crazy as sitting on your hands while you piss away season after season with an all time great in his prime?

[kenwood3333]

Two similar players, one is cheaper and more reliable than the other, at the expense of an unprotected first.

[azcatz11]

The Nets summer is confusing.

They are surround demin with shooting. It’s a good strategy. This is Egors team

[sikma42]

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This is a horrible trade for Denver and Jokic may need to start exploring options

Maybe this allows them to sign someone else but idk.


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[Chuck Everett]

The Nets summer is confusing.

They want to be bad for a high lotto pick in 2026. If they give Fernandez too many good vets, he's going to win too many games, just like he did last season at the start.

[davidv2001]

Cam Johnson is not a good defender. Like at all.

He’s not, but if the $17M saved allows the Nuggets to add a quality player or two with the MLE, it’s worth it for them.

For sure. They should hopefully be able to add two more players for that 17.

Bruce Brown is already one. If they add another, that makes Denver really scary, once again. Not what I wanted to see as a Rockets’ fan.

[JJ_PR]

I like it for Denver. I think Brooklyn could have done better. The pick is valuable, but it's 7 years from now.

[Mamba81p]

The price seems to be low. I expected that pick to be required just to unload mpj. Cam I thought it was worth a first round pick on his own.

[davidv2001]

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This is a horrible trade for Denver and Jokic may need to start exploring options


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How do you figure? Denver saved $17 million in the trade, giving them access to the full MLE. They’ve already agreed to bring Bruce Brown back, and they might be able to add another rotation player or two to a team that desperately needs them.

[Sharkboy242]

The Nuggets are officially back.

[strokerace]

So basically Bruce Brown and Cam for MPJ and the 2032 1st. Denver had to do it when you have the Joker on your team.

[TeamTragic]

Good trade for Denver, they wanted to maximize Joker's window

By trading for a worse defensive player?