The only flaw! Two for one sharpshooter, but now his hand feels cold, and the one who was given up averaged 24+8 per game.

This season is still a season worth celebrating for Nuggets fans. Due to serious internal strife between coach Mike Malone and general manager Calvin Booth last season, both of them eventually resigned. In order to help the team strengthen during the offseason, team owner Kroenke Jr. personally left the game and went to the front line to direct the team to conduct related transactions.

It has to be said that Kroenke Jr. does have extraordinary business acumen. Under his operation, the team acquired powerful players in the summer including Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr., Jonas Valanciunas, and of course our protagonist today-Cameron Johnson.

In fact, last season, the Nuggets were already full of interest in Johnson, but unfortunately they failed to form a deal. This season, with the help of new players, the Nuggets have also seen an improvement in their record. They currently rank second in the Western Conference with 10 wins and 3 losses. Compared with last season, they are more likely to win the championship this year.

However, all this does not seem to have much to do with Johnson, because after he came to the team with high hopes, he did not play as expected. On the contrary, Michael Porter Jr., who was sent away, completed the counterattack in the Nets. Let us take a look at what kind of experiences and treatment the two experienced after joining the new club respectively!

Cameron Johnson

This season's statistics: 8.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists

First of all, let's talk about Johnson. The reason why the team hopes to get him is that they were impressed by his performance during the Suns and Nets. It has to be said that as a role player, Johnson's three-point performance is indeed good. Last season, he even contributed perfect statistics of 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists. His shooting and three-point shooting percentages reached 47.5% and 39% respectively. Therefore, domestic fans also gave him a very interesting nickname "Huang Zhong" to describe how accurate his shooting skills are.

What the Nuggets like about him is his three-point shooting. Over the years, the Nuggets have always been a team that is not good at shooting three-pointers. Even in the championship season, their number of three-point shots and number of three-pointers were among the lowest in the league. Therefore, this is also a stubborn problem that the team urgently needs to solve. After all, in today's small ball era, it is difficult for a team without three-point shooting to achieve the desired effect at critical moments.

But what is unexpected is that after acquiring Johnson, he did not achieve the desired results. Of course, if you think about it carefully, there are traces of this. During the Suns' days, Chris Paul was able to compress the opponent's defense after entering the paint through pick-and-rolls, thereby giving him the opportunity to shoot from the outside. Johnson appeared more as a fixed-point shooter. During the Nets period, he was the team's second-in-command, and he could allocate his shooting rights at will.

But the Nuggets are different. They rely on Jokic's "pass and cut + high post support" system, which requires the forward's off-ball movement, screen quality and quick release ability, which is exactly what Johnson is not good at. So far, although he has started every game, he has only averaged 8.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. His shooting and three-point shooting percentages are only 38.9% and 28.9% respectively, which is enough to show that he is not suitable for the current system. Of course, Johnson's adaptability is still relatively strong, and the Nuggets have high hopes for him and will give him the opportunity to make much-needed adjustments in the future, but overall it is still a bit disappointing.

Michael Porter Jr.

This season’s statistics: 24.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists

Then, let’s focus on Porter Jr., this The rookie selected by the Nuggets themselves was once regarded as the favorite for the No. 1 pick as early as his debut. However, unfortunately, he suffered a huge back injury, which even affected his career for a time, so he was missed by the Nuggets. But after all, the talent is here. Known as the next Kevin Durant, he perfectly played the role of a third-in-command in the process of winning the championship in the 22-23 season, averaging 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

Not only that, even last season, he suffered from shoulder injuries, but he could still output 18.2 points, 7 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Generally speaking, he is worthy of the contract and role offered by the team. However, it is a pity that the Nuggets did encounter serious injury problems last season, and the team's recruitment was unfavorable. Therefore, although the fans had high hopes for him, he failed to achieve the expected results, which also turned into disappointment.

But it seems that fans have forgotten one thing, that is, although he has suffered from various injuries, after all, Porter is only 27 years old, and Johnson is about to turn 30. Between the two, whether it is talent or ability, Porter has the advantage.

Not only that, after he came to the Nets this season, even though the team was in a bad stage and there were as many as five rookies in this year that needed to be trained, he was still able to get a stable shot. This season, he directly scored a career-high 24.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists. There is indeed some shadow of Durant.

And he didn't deliberately brush up the data, because his efficiency was pretty good, with his shooting and three-point shooting percentages reaching 47.2% and 34.9% respectively. Looking at Porter's current outstanding performance, I wonder if the Nuggets feel any regrets, because now Porter not only plays a huge role on the offensive end, but also has assists, ball-handling and defensive abilities that are unmatched by Johnson. So although the Nuggets have a good record this year, they still have some flaws. If Porter Jr. is retained, maybe they will be better equipped to compete for the championship.