Brooklynnet is trading Michael Porter Jr.’s Denver Nuggets and the Denver Nuggets for the 2032 unprotected first-round draft pick, following multiple reports on Monday.
The exchange of forwards that occurred shortly after the NBA’s free agency period opened at 6pm EST, sent Johnson back to the Western Conference and helped the Phoenix reach the 2021 NBA Finals two years before Porter helped the Nuggets win the title.
Johnson averaged 18.8 points in 57 games last season. The Net won him on a deal that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns at the 2023 trade deadline, and there was speculation that Johnson could handle the candidates through the net rebuilding team.
The Nets had already traded Johnson’s best friend, Mikal Bridges, who came to the New York Knicks last summer, in a deal that won five first-round picks.
Now they got another one last season along with Porter, who averaged 18.2 points in 77 games. However, he injured his shoulder in the first round of the playoffs with a loose ball scramble and struggled to hit the final shot to Champion Oklahoma City in the Western Conference semi-finals in Denver’s 7-game series loss.
Report by Associated Press.
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