The Brooklyn Nets have some important decisions to make this offseason and one of them involves the restricted free-agency of forward Cam Johnson. Johnson came to the Nets via the Kevin Durant trade and even though Brooklyn was swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia 76ers, Johnson was impressive for the organization from beginning to end.
Since coming to Brooklyn, Johnson averaged 16.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the field and 37.2% from three-point land in 25 regular-season games. In Brooklyn’s four playoff games, the former North Carolina Tar Heel averaged 18.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 50.9% from the field and 42.9% from three.
At this moment, Brooklyn has to figure out how much it is willing to pay to keep Johnson with the franchise. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Johnson is expected to command a contract in the neighborhood of four years and $90 million. If the Nets do not want to pay that price, Josh Buckhalter has a mock trade that could solve the problem for Brooklyn and for the Houston Rockets: