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The Brooklyn Nets are in the midst of its latest rebuild and as a result, there are a number of veteran players that could be playing for other teams next season. One of the players that Brooklyn has reportedly put on the trade block is expected to cost team two first-round picks to acquire.
On the “Stiles and Watkins” show on Sactown Sports 1140 on Wednesday, ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel made an appearance to discuss various topics, including what the Nets want in exchange for forward Cam Johnson. The Sacramento Kings are one of the teams that Johnson has been linked to since Brooklyn traded Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks last month.
“Nothing has changed really with Brooklyn. There’s been teams that have talked to the Nets about what they would be wanting for those players (Johnson and forward Dorian Finney-Smith),” Siegel said. “Obviously, the Nets are looking for draft picks at this time and for a player like Cam Johnson, after seeing what they just got for Mikal Bridges, they’re going to be asking for at least two first round picks.”
With the Nets heading into a rebuild, it’s possible that a team like the Kings could still be pursuing a player like Johnson given how valuable his skill set as a 3-and-D wing is.
There hasn’t been much reporting pertaining to what Brooklyn is asking for to trade Johnson, but if at least two first-round picks is indeed the price for him, he may have to go into next season as a member of the Nets before teams become desperate enough to trade that much draft capital.