NBA Shockwave: Why the Nuggets Are Betting Big on the Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson Trade
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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