Nuggets Rebuff Trade Calls for Cam Johnson

Overview

• Multiple outlets reported that, as of this week, numerous teams called the Denver Nuggets seeking to acquire Cam Johnson but Denver rebuffed those trade inquiries.
• Johnson is owed $23.06 million for the final year of his contract, a salary other clubs viewed as attractive to absorb to free their own cap space.
• In his first season in Denver Johnson shot a career-high 43% from three and 48% overall but played only 54 games because of injuries, which factored into other teams’ interest.
• Reports note ambiguity about Denver’s stance because the team may truly want to hold Johnson or simply has not received an offer it finds acceptable.
• The Nuggets acquired Johnson last summer in the deal that sent Michael Porter Jr. to Brooklyn, and keeping him reflects Denver’s short-term focus on sustaining the Jokic–Murray title window.