>Right at the top of team priorities is bringing back Cam Johnson, the 6’8” wing who like his “twin,” Mikal Bridges, took off after the trade deadline. After averaging 13.9 points and shooting 47/46/82 in Cleveland, he topped that in his 25 regular season games as a Net (all starts) with a 16.6 average on 47/37/85. Then, in the four games vs. Philly, he did it again, averaging 18.5 on 51/43/86. He’s a restricted free agent meaning the Nets can match any other team’s offer. > >“Cam knows how we feel. JV & I sat with him this morning. We hope he’s back,” Sean Marks told reporters at the Nets “baggie day,” Sunday, the end-of-season media day. He’s a tremendous person. On and off the court high character, his IQ is off the charts. That’s exciting to be around…Hopefully he’s here. > >“He’s a big priority for us, there’s no question of that,” > >It may be costly. Johnson turned down a four-year, $72 million extension from Phoenix last summer and the most recent punditry has the price tag now at four and $90 million, the same as Bridges. As [**Marc Stein wrote Sunday**](https://marcstein.substack.com/p/playoffs-lets-scan-the-rest-of-the), the Nets “are said to be determined to match incoming offers for Johnson.” The Rockets, with $59 million in cap space, have been tapped as the Nets most serious competitor. > > > >Asked generally about the Nets future, Johnson was upbeat. > > > >“I’m really excited. I think we have great pieces, I think we have great guys. I think we have competitive guys, winners. I think that means a lot in the league and I’m excited. I’m excited for the future, and I’m excited to see everybody’s individual and collective growth this summer.” > > > >Both Johnson and Marks also had good things to say about Bridges, Johnson’s best friend on the Suns and Nets. > > > >“I think Mikal’s a prime example of someone who’s ready to take advantage of that opportunity, and I’m super proud of him,” said Johnson. > > > >“I think he’s proven to a lot of people that his role could get bigger and bigger…” Marks added. > > > >Similarly, in an interview with Nick Friedell of ESPN last week, Marks said “We’ve never sort of had a group of young guys before that were under contract, proven, healthy and you can see a pathway of, ‘Hey, I can see what this may look like in two, three years from now.’ … Not just Mikal, but all of them.” > >That said, Marks admitted Brooklyn must get bigger and better. > >“Without a doubt we need to make some changes in terms of adding some size. I think JV said it last night, add a little nastiness.” said Marks, echoing his head coach, Jacque Vaughn. “Without a doubt we need to make some changes. Add a little bit of the Brooklyn grit that we’ve talked about for sort of six years”
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“Right at the top of team priorities is bringing back Cam Johnson, the 6’8” wing who like his “twin,” Mikal Bridges, took off after the trade deadline. After averaging 13.9 points and shooting 47/46/82 in Cleveland”
Cleveland?
Acrobatic-Dog7044
Hope we can get it done quickly to start seeing what our options are for next season Seth is no longer following Nets Twitter so he is likely leaving and Yuta along with some other bench guys aren’t going to get offers for next season most likely.
broooooklyn
Have a feeling Cam will wait for some offer sheets to get a bigger payday. He’s 27, there’s a decent chance this will be his best chance at a big contract. 4/90M would be the most the Nets would offer up front I think. I could see a cap space team trying get him for 4/100M.
ukebuzz
Tsai just spend half a billion for the utter disaster that was the big 3 era. I don’t think 4/90 or 4/100 should be an issue. Esp when 50+ million come off the books after next season in mostly useless players dinwiddle/harris/royce/mills
mercfan3
The Nets said Cam Johnson was non negotiable in the KD trade, so I’m guessing they really want him.
RRRege_21
Is this motherfucker Marks gaslighting us? Young team? Let’s see what this may look like 2-3 years from now? Is this a joke?
NO ONE ON THIS TEAM IS YOUNG!
Holy shit. He is selling this young team bullshit and everyone is buying it hook line and sinker. 2-3 years from now Bridges will be 30. Johnson will be 31. The only young players on this roster worth a shit is Claxton and Cam Thomas and the latter doesn’t even play. What the fuck is he talking about young team. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
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>Right at the top of team priorities is bringing back Cam Johnson, the 6’8” wing who like his “twin,” Mikal Bridges, took off after the trade deadline. After averaging 13.9 points and shooting 47/46/82 in Cleveland, he topped that in his 25 regular season games as a Net (all starts) with a 16.6 average on 47/37/85. Then, in the four games vs. Philly, he did it again, averaging 18.5 on 51/43/86. He’s a restricted free agent meaning the Nets can match any other team’s offer.
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>“Cam knows how we feel. JV & I sat with him this morning. We hope he’s back,” Sean Marks told reporters at the Nets “baggie day,” Sunday, the end-of-season media day. He’s a tremendous person. On and off the court high character, his IQ is off the charts. That’s exciting to be around…Hopefully he’s here.
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>It may be costly. Johnson turned down a four-year, $72 million extension from Phoenix last summer and the most recent punditry has the price tag now at four and $90 million, the same as Bridges. As [**Marc Stein wrote Sunday**](https://marcstein.substack.com/p/playoffs-lets-scan-the-rest-of-the), the Nets “are said to be determined to match incoming offers for Johnson.” The Rockets, with $59 million in cap space, have been tapped as the Nets most serious competitor.
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>Similarly, in an interview with Nick Friedell of ESPN last week, Marks said “We’ve never sort of had a group of young guys before that were under contract, proven, healthy and you can see a pathway of, ‘Hey, I can see what this may look like in two, three years from now.’ … Not just Mikal, but all of them.”
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>“Without a doubt we need to make some changes in terms of adding some size. I think JV said it last night, add a little nastiness.” said Marks, echoing his head coach, Jacque Vaughn. “Without a doubt we need to make some changes. Add a little bit of the Brooklyn grit that we’ve talked about for sort of six years”
“Right at the top of team priorities is bringing back Cam Johnson, the 6’8” wing who like his “twin,” Mikal Bridges, took off after the trade deadline. After averaging 13.9 points and shooting 47/46/82 in Cleveland”
Cleveland?
Hope we can get it done quickly to start seeing what our options are for next season Seth is no longer following Nets Twitter so he is likely leaving and Yuta along with some other bench guys aren’t going to get offers for next season most likely.
Have a feeling Cam will wait for some offer sheets to get a bigger payday. He’s 27, there’s a decent chance this will be his best chance at a big contract. 4/90M would be the most the Nets would offer up front I think. I could see a cap space team trying get him for 4/100M.
Tsai just spend half a billion for the utter disaster that was the big 3 era. I don’t think 4/90 or 4/100 should be an issue. Esp when 50+ million come off the books after next season in mostly useless players dinwiddle/harris/royce/mills
The Nets said Cam Johnson was non negotiable in the KD trade, so I’m guessing they really want him.
Is this motherfucker Marks gaslighting us? Young team? Let’s see what this may look like 2-3 years from now? Is this a joke?
NO ONE ON THIS TEAM IS YOUNG!
Holy shit. He is selling this young team bullshit and everyone is buying it hook line and sinker. 2-3 years from now Bridges will be 30. Johnson will be 31. The only young players on this roster worth a shit is Claxton and Cam Thomas and the latter doesn’t even play. What the fuck is he talking about young team. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.