The Denver Nuggets are hoping to make another run to the NBA Finals with the pairing if Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
One player who has been drawing trade interest this offseason is Cam Johnson, but the latest reports stated that the Nuggets are hesitatnto move on from Johnson.
“Numerous teams have called the Denver Nuggets hoping they’d be willing to dump forward Cam Johnson, who’s owed $23.06 million in the final year of his contract, but those inquiries have been rebuffed,” according to Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype.
The Nuggets acquired Johnson last summer in the deal that sent Michael Porter Jr. to the Brooklyn Nets. In April, Johnson was named as one player who could be traded, but the latest stance points to Denver holding him for the final year of his current contract.
Johnson was selected at No. 11 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, and he played the first four seasons with the Phoenix Suns before going to the Nets.
In Johnson’s first season in Denver, he had career-highs in three-point shooting (43%) and field goal percentage (48%) despite playing just 54 games due to injuries.
Still, the Nuggets finished with the third seed in the Western Conference but lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in six games in the first round.
At this moment, the Nuggets don’t want to just dump Cam Johnson, but would prefer to hold him in hopes of another playoff run this season.
