{"id":427194,"date":"2023-06-18T18:33:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T18:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=427194"},"modified":"2023-06-18T18:33:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T18:33:07","slug":"nets-aim-to-retain-cam-johnson-but-it-wont-be-a-piece-of-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nets-aim-to-retain-cam-johnson-but-it-wont-be-a-piece-of-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets Aim To Retain Cam Johnson But It Won&#8217;t Be A Piece Of Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How much they are willing to play to keep restricted free agent Cam Johnson in Brooklyn is just one of the many things the Brooklyn Nets need to think about this summer, especially with the 2023 NBA draft just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Johnson&#8217;s retention is the Nets&#8217; top summer objective, according to Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report.<\/p>\n<h2>Nets Aim To Retain Cam Johnson But It Won&#8217;t Be A Piece Of Cake<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson is anticipated to re-sign with the Nets, according to seasoned NBA analyst Marc Stein, but is also a top priority for other teams.<\/p>\n<p>Nets &#8216;twins&#8217; Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges are scheduled to represent Team USA in competition.<br \/>\nBefore the Nets acquired Johnson and Mikal Bridges in the Kevin Durant trade, Johnson turned down a four-year, $72 million contract from the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brooklyn Nets Cam Johnson putting in work \ud83c\udfc0\ud83e\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Netsworld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Netsworld<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>H\/T <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ball360au?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ball360au<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RiJzCR9XND\">pic.twitter.com\/RiJzCR9XND<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NetsKingdom \ud83d\udc51\ud83d\uddfd (@NetsKingdomAJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetsKingdomAJ\/status\/1670256803731460096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His market would eventually surpass $80 million, insiders told The Post shortly after that. According to current sources, he may expect a salary on par with or perhaps more than Bridges&#8217; four-year, $90 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets already have Mikal Bridges making $68 million over the next three seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith, making $42 million in the same span, and Ben Simmons commanding $77 million over the next two years. The amount of money held in the forward position is substantial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jerami Grant or Cam Johnson?<\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLEdwardsIII?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JLEdwardsIII<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5sJLf01pdm\">pic.twitter.com\/5sJLf01pdm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Detroit Elite\u2122\ufe0f (@TheDetroitElite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDetroitElite\/status\/1665827566811324422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, the team wants Johnson to return. In their departure interviews, head coach Jacque Vaughn and general manager Sean Marks made this statement. The expense of matching any suggested offer sheets is the problem with Johnson returning to the Nets.<\/p>\n<p>After a catastrophic 17-win season, the Detroit Pistons are looking into a number of options to become better. One method is through the NBA Draft, which will take place in less than a week. But free agency also starts on July 1, and a recent source indicates that Detroit is particularly interested in a former Phoenix Suns forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brooklyn Nets F Cam Johnson has committed to play for Team USA&#39;s FIBA World Cup team this summer in the Philippines, sources tell ESPN. He\u2019ll join Nets teammate Mikal Bridges on USA Basketball\u2019s developing plans for a 12-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1669337314735030272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Pistons are paying close attention to Cam Johnson, a 27-year-old wing who can play both forward positions and shot 40% from outside the arc last season on a high number of attempts, according to Marc Stein on Substack.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets are attempting to sign their sweet-shooting forward to a deal before he enters restricted free agency. He is expected to become available.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cam Johnson golfing in Australia in a Brooklyn Nets hoodie<\/p>\n<p>Via Johnson\u2019s Instagram story <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/37W5cXfPPf\">pic.twitter.com\/37W5cXfPPf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cody Mallory (@RealCodyMallory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCodyMallory\/status\/1669666669000548353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to recent sources, they could have a decent chance to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCam knows how we feel,\u201d general manager Sean Marks said after the Nets\u2019 playoff loss to the 76ers. \u201cWe hope he\u2019s back. He\u2019s a tremendous \u2026 person, on and off the court. High, high character. His IQ is off the charts. That\u2019s exciting to be around. He adds a lot to our group, not just on the court.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cam Johnson talks about shooting with one of the head performance coaches at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ball360au?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ball360au<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Netsworld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Netsworld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bb3B3aYrpl\">pic.twitter.com\/bb3B3aYrpl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NetsKingdom \ud83d\udc51\ud83d\uddfd (@NetsKingdomAJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetsKingdomAJ\/status\/1670463506947162112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody sees what he delivers on the court, but when you see him in the locker room, it\u2019s certainly refreshing to be around, and hopefully he\u2019s here. But he\u2019s going to have decisions to make, so at the right time, we will certainly be having those discussions with him and his agent, and we hope that Cam will be back. He\u2019s a big priority for us, there\u2019s no question.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nets aiming to retain Cam Johnson but they have competition <br \/>The price for Cam Johnson has steadily increased, as has the market for his services. The Nets\u2019 sweet-shooting forward is set to hit restricted free agency, with the team hoping to lock him up to an extension befor\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UAOhJTFiTV\">pic.twitter.com\/UAOhJTFiTV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Let&#39;s Talk About Dis Shidd (@MrsBarnesII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsBarnesII\/status\/1670243350534930432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hypocrite Much? Patriots\u2019 Jack Jones Gets Arrested At Airport For The Same Act He Criticised Ja Morant\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/hypocrite-much-patriots-jack-jones-gets-arrested-at-airport-for-the-same-act-he-criticised-ja-morant\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hypocrite Much? 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In fact, Johnson&#8217;s retention is the Nets&#8217; top summer objective, according to Grant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":427195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,51],"tags":[9633,9635,9634,3278,2215,6188,9636],"class_list":["post-427194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brooklyn-nets","category-nba","tag-cam-johnson","tag-cam-johnson-nets","tag-free-agent-cam-johnson","tag-nba-2023","tag-nba-news","tag-nets-news","tag-nets-retain-cam-johnson"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}