The Grizzlies have made great gains in the Bain trade, and can the Nets do that in the Johnson trade?

The Memphis Grizzlies received a large amount of future assets from the Orlando Magic in a big deal involving Desmond Bane. According to New York Post reporter Brian Lewis, the deal may also have a greater impact on the Brooklyn Nets' deal to send forward star Cameron Johnson away this summer.

Lewis believes that Johnson is a reliable all-round player, who can help the team on both sides of the offense and defense, and he has long proved that he is capable of becoming a starter for an excellent team. In the 2021 playoffs, Johnson, who played for the Phoenix Suns at the time, was even more impressive, and he also fully utilized his abilities. Lewis also said that Johnson's current contract with the Nets will expire two years, with his salary of $21.06 million next season and his salary for the 2026-27 season of $23.06 million. Judging from Johnson's ability and performance, this contract is definitely a cost-effective contract.

In the NBA regular season this season, Johnson made a total of 57 appearances in 82 games, averaging 31.6 minutes per game, averaging 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.7 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, shooting percentage of 47.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 39%, and free throw shooting percentage of 89.3%. Johnson's overall performance this season is still quite stable. Although the Nets have experienced significant personnel changes, resulting in insufficient overall competitiveness of the team, Johnson is still able to play stable data in this situation, and can still maintain stable offensive efficiency and three-point shooting percentage, which is also a very commendable thing. Not only that, Johnson also has certain passing ability and support ability, which also shows that he is indeed a striker with very good comprehensive abilities.

Lewis's point of view is understandable. Bain, who performed poorly during the playoffs, can get 4 first rounds plus 1 first round swap as a reward. A player like Johnson's contract price is very reasonable, his personal ability is quite good and has proved his ability during the playoffs. His value should not be very low. The Nets have a chance to get a lot of future chips in return by sending him away. I just don’t know what choice the Nets will make this summer. After all, Johnson is also a rare excellent pitcher, and his functions on the court are much better than ordinary pitchers. He can also play a certain role on the defensive end. As long as such players flow into the market, they will be very popular in the whole league.