Although the NBA has a plan in place for the 2019-20 season to be resumed at Disney World in late July, the novel coronavirus pandemic is once again creating doubt as Florida deals with an influx of COVID-19 cases.
Should the NBA go through with its plan, the Nets will be in a position to add players with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving both out. Brooklyn has options in their two-way players, Chris Chiozza and Jeremiah Martin — especially the former, who carved out a role for himself before the league’s hiatus.
But the Nets have other options outside the organization. Among them is Tyler Johnson — who signed a four-year, $50 million offer sheet with the Nets back in 2016, but stayed in Miami when the Heat matched the deal in order to retain the guard.
While John Hollinger of The Athletic thinks Iman Shumpert could be back with Brooklyn if the 2019-20 season resumes, he also thinks Johnson would be a sensible addition for the Nets:
Teams in need of a fourth or fifth guard with some scoring pop will likely scour film on him carefully, with Denver and his one-time offer-sheet suitors in Brooklyn seeming to offer the cleanest fit.
Johnson was released by the Suns in February after he only shot 28.9% from 3-point territory through his first 31 games. Prior to 2019-20, Johnson was a career 36.4% 3-pointer shooter.
Hollinger also added, “The teams in line for [Gerald] Green and Johnson will also likely be kicking the tires on Shumpert too.” Green had a stint with the Nets back in 2011-12 after played overseas in the previous two seasons.
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