Inside the Bold Nuggets Trade: What Michael Porter Jr. for Cam Johnson Really Means for Their Championship Hopes
This is Nikola Jokic’s prime, so there’s no time for intentional steps backward.
It’s hard to imagine the Nuggets getting a better fit for Porter Jr.’s role with the capital they had available to trade. There aren’t many players on Porter Jr.’s level as a shooter, but Johnson is one of them. As an overall player, Johnson was a bit better on both sides of the ball than Porter Jr. last season.
Porter Jr. might still have untapped ability as an on-the-ball scorer, but if he was going to get that opportunity in Denver, it would’ve happened by now. The Nuggets aren’t on a timeline that can afford to give Porter Jr. large amounts of on-ball reps every game.
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