NBA: Cam Johnson ‘agrees a HUGE four-year, $108m contract’ with Brooklyn Nets

Cam Johnson is staying with the Brooklyn Nets after reportedly agreeing on a bumper four-year, $108million new contract.

Johnson arrived in a deadline day deal with the Phoenix Suns, as he, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder and picks headed to Brooklyn, with Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren going the other way.

Johnson impressed in his 25 games for the Nets, quickly becoming one of their top players following his arrival in the trade.

Johnson averaged 16.6 points in 25 starts after coming from Phoenix in February. The forward became a full-time starter for the first time in his career earlier in the season with the Suns.

Agent Steven Heumann confirmed the deal, which was first reported by ESPN.

Cam Johnson smiles as he sits courtside at a Phoenix Mercury game earlier this month

Johnson quickly became one of the Nets’ biggest stars after his trade from Phoenix 

Johnson was a restricted free agent, so the Nets could have matched any offer for him. But general manager Sean Marks had stressed that the team wanted to keep Johnson and didn’t wait to see if other offers would materialize.

Johnson and close friend Mikal Bridges, who came together from Phoenix, helped the Nets finish strong to earn the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference despite dealing All-Stars Durant and Kyrie Irving within days of each other.

Brooklyn was swept by Philadelphia in the first round, with Johnson averaging 18.5 points on nearly 51% shooting.

A first-round pick in the 2019 draft, Johnson helped the Suns reach the NBA Finals in 2021 and finished third in the voting for the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2021-22. 

He was then moved into the starting lineup and finished last season averaging a career-best 15.5 points for Phoenix and Brooklyn.