S-level deal! Nuggets! In trouble in the West!

NBA summer has officially begun.

On the first day of the arrival of the free market, various signings could not stop, but in the news of the free agent signing, a deal was quietly mixed up:

-Nuggets gave Porter Jr. + the first round of 2032

-Nets gave Porter Jr.

I wonder what your reaction was when you saw this deal, my reaction:

1. Porter Jr. still left

2. As expected, I could only send away

3. What, get Cameron Johnson?

Let's talk about Porter Jr. The transaction is not surprising.

Although he played for the Nuggets for seven seasons, and even won the first championship in team history for the Nuggets, and although his performance in the regular season this season is really good, Porter Jr. made a big shot in this year's playoffs:

, averaged 31.1 minutes per game, and only scored 9.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists, with a shooting percentage of 39.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 34.3%, and a real shooting percentage of 50.7%.

It should be noted that Porter was hitting with a shoulder injury. He couldn't even throw his arm while running, so it would definitely affect his feel.

But Porter Jr.'s instability is a fact, and the Nuggets' salary problem is not small. Sending off Porter Jr., who has a premium, is the best and most direct solution. It is generally believed that if you want to send him away, you need to take a first round.

In the end, the Nuggets did make a first round, but what they got was Cameron Johnson, which was amazing.

Cameron Johnson played his best season in his career with the Nets this season, playing in a total of 57 games, averaging 31.6 minutes per game, scoring 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 0.9 steals. In terms of efficiency, the three shooting percentage is 47.5%/39.0%/89.3%, and the real shooting percentage is 63.2%. His scoring, assists, ball usage rate and real shooting percentage are the highest in his career.

Cameron Johnson has a clear positioning, which is a 3D with a certain ability to hold the ball. Three-pointers are his biggest highlight. This season, he averages 7.2 shots and 2.8 hits, and can rank 29th in the league.

Although there is no three-pointer who ignores defense like Porter, Cameron Johnson performed very well in the three-pointer in the bottom corner, with a total of 54 shots in the left corner (40.7%) and a total of 39 shots in the right corner (46.2%). Jokic and Murray should like this very much.

Defense, although the Nets have not performed well this season, Cameron Johnson's performance is not bad. First of all, he is enough in size, 2.03 meters tall, 2.08 meters wingspan, and can swing up and down. Moreover, his defensive interference effect is also very good, interfering with the opponent's opponent's 11.2 shots per game, the opponent's shooting percentage dropped by 0.4%, and three-pointers fell by 2.3%.

An excellent player can reflect value even in a bad environment. This is what Cameron Johnson is, his on/off value this season is +2.7, and once reached +6.0 in the middle of the season.

Another very important thing is that Cameron Johnson's contract is a bargain price, with only 20.54 million and 22.5 million in the remaining two seasons. Therefore, he was favored by many teams before the transaction deadline. The Nets asked for two first round picks at the time. To be honest, comprehensive shooting, defense, and contracts are really not expensive. What about

? The Nuggets only took one first round to get Cameron Johnson, and they also took the opportunity to get rid of Porter Jr., who originally needed a first round pick to send him away. After this transaction, the Nuggets not only did not weaken at the 3-4th position, but also directly saved 17 million in salary and 23 million in luxury tax. It is now below the luxury tax line of 9.2 million, and has a complete middle-class special case, which is a god transaction.

It should be noted that the Nuggets' operations are not just this deal, they also signed the 2023 champion Bruce Brown with only a veteran's basic salary.

Last season, Brown played for the Raptors and Pelicans, averaging 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. The shooting percentages of the three events were 42.1%/33.3%/41.5%, and the real shooting percentage was 50.4%.

Objectively speaking, it is not very good, but Brown's correct use of the book is in the hands of Jokic and the Nuggets. Once he returns to the Nuggets, the effect will be different. He may continue to become the super sixth player in the Nuggets, and it is just a basic salary.

In summary, the Nuggets spent only one first round pick to send Porter Jr., cleared the space, and got Cameron Johnson, and also got Bruce Brown in the free market's basic salary. The seemingly simple operations directly brought the Nuggets back to the first ranks in the West.

And this is just the first day of the offseason. Next, if the Nuggets can send away Saric and Najib's premium contracts and find another suitable substitute for Jokic, then their strength can continue to rise - the Western Conference team, big trouble is coming again.