Trade Proposal Sends Cameron Johnson To Spurs, Keldon Johnson To Nets

One NBA analyst proposed that the Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs make a trade involving Cameron Johnson and Keldon Johnson. 

Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints proposed the following mock trade between the Nets and Spurs:

Brooklyn Nets receive: F Keldon Johnson, ATL 2027 1st Round Pick (Unprotected, via SAS)

San Antonio Spurs receive: F Cam Johnson

Cam Johnson averaged 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks for the Nets in 2023-24 while shooting 44.6% from the field, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 78.9% from the free-throw line. He’ll make $23.6 million next season.

Meanwhile, Keldon Johnson averaged 15.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks for the Spurs while shooting 45.4% overall, 34.6% from 3 and 79.2% from the foul line. He’ll make $19 million next season. 

“If there is one thing the Spurs need right now on the wing, it is proven scoring and shooting abilities since Victor Wembanyama is their featured star,” Siegel wrote in his NBA trade proposal. “In addition to being an avid shooting weapon for Wemby to pass to, Cam Johnson would be reunited with Chris Paul, as the two were teammates with one another when the Phoenix Suns made the 2022 NBA Finals. It is worth noting that Paul was Cam Johnson’s point guard during his two most prosperous seasons in Phoenix. With Paul dishing him the ball, Cam Johnson shot a career-best 42.5 percent from three-point range during the 2021-22 season. Before he was traded for Kevin Durant, Cam Johnson was shooting 45.5 percent from three-point range next to Paul in the desert.

“The Spurs are by no means looking to sacrifice their entire future to win right now, but they have a ton of draft assets at their disposal. Keldon Johnson has also become expendable after recently moving to a bench role. Cam is an upgrade over Keldon, and the current Nets forward would drastically help change San Antonio’s offense, which ranked 28th in three-point shooting last season.”

Cam Johnson has career averages of 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks with the Phoenix Suns and Nets, while Keldon Johnson has career averages of 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks. 

The Nets and Spurs missed the playoffs in 2024.