NBA Trade Rumors: Nets Want Multiple 1st-Round Draft Picks for Cam Johnson

The Brooklyn Nets are seeking "multiple first-round picks" in return for Cameron Johnson, according to NBA Insider Marc Stein.

The asking price for the 28-year-old small forward, who is averaging 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists, may be too high in relation to other recent trades involving similar players.

"Can they really expect to get more than one first-rounder for Johnson after the deals just witnessed for (Dennis) Schröder and (Dorian) Finney-Smith?" Stein wrote.

The Los Angeles Lakers traded D'Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis to the Brooklyn Nets in return for Finney-Smith and Shake Milton the team announced on Sunday. The Lakers also sent three future second-round picks.

The Nets also traded away Schröder and a second-round pick to the Golden State Warriors, the team announced on Dec. 15, in exchange for De'Anthony Melton, Reece Beekman and three second-round picks.

Brooklyn has been shipping players off at a high speed and Johnson appears to be next on their list if teams can meet their demands.

Johnson, the No. 11 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, started off in Phoenix with the Suns, where he spent four seasons. He shot a career-high 45.5 percent from beyond the arc in his final season with the Suns during the 2022-2023 season.