Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson came to Brooklyn during last season with the goal of just playing his best basketball and showing what he could do with more responsibility. After what he showed last season, Johnson is poised to have an even better 2023-24 season and one outlet believes in what Johnson can do.
In the latest top-100 ranking by HoopsHype, Johnson ranked 79th on the list. On most NBA player rankings that came out this summer, Johnson has ranked towards the back half of the list to show that he is believed to be pretty good this season.
Johnson, 27, played 25 games for the Nets last season and in those games, he averaged 16.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the field and 37.2% from three-point land. Coming into this season, Johnson should be the second option on the offensive end after potential All-Star Mikal Bridges.
Here’s what Frank Urbina of HoopsHype had to say about Johnson’s ranking on this list:
“One of the better outside shooters in the league, Brooklyn Nets forward Cameron Johnson has nailed 41.6 percent of his three-point attempts over the past two seasons. Johnson can also do a bit of scoring off the dribble, possessing the ability to attack hard closeouts with a dribble or two and a midrange jumper.
He is a bit limited offensively, however, so on nights when his outside jumper isn’t falling, his impact does plummet – just look at the numbers from his recent World Cup run with Team USA as proof (spoiler alert: He very likely won’t be invited back for the Paris Olympics). Regardless, his shooting is proven enough in the NBA that the Nets will be glad they have him signed through 2026-27.”
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