Cam Johnson on Jordi Fernandez and the Brooklyn Nets: “I have so much respect for that coaching staff in Brooklyn. I really loved playing for Jordi. I think Jordi has a tremendously bright future in this league. I think Brooklyn has a bright future. Those are my guys for sure.” pic.twitter.com/sr6gJg9zgJ

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 18, 2025

The Brooklyn Nets made one of the most surprising moves of the 2025 NBA offseason when they traded forward Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for forward Michael Porter Jr. Brooklyn traded Johnson away for a player that can be in the starting lineup for next season along with a 2032 first-round pick, but Johnson believes in the Nets and head coach Jordi Fernandez.

“I have so much respect for that coaching staff in Brooklyn. I really appreciated him. I really love playing for Jordi. I think Jordi has a tremendously bright future in this league,” Johnson said during his introductory press conference with the Nuggets. Johnson played for Fernandez during the 2024-25 season when Brooklyn finished with a lowly 26-56 record, but Fernandez has been receiving praise from many around the NBA for his coaching prowess.

“I think Brooklyn has a bright future, too. Obviously, I I’ll keep up with them,” Johnson continued. “You guys understand this by now, like the NBA, once you’re in it, you you develop those relationships. They don’t just leave when you get traded, they don’t just disappear. Those are my guys for sure.”

Johnson came to the Nets during the 2022-23 season as part of the trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns after Brooklyn decided to end the era led by Durant and Kyrie Irving. Brooklyn saw Johnson evolve his game to the point that Denver believed that trading for Johnson was part of what they needed to do for the team to pursue a title while Nikola Jokic is still in his prime.

Johnson has always spoken positively about the Nets and what the organization is doing under Fernandez and general manager Sean Marks, but it’s another thing when he is saying the same things in front of the media that covers the Nuggets. Johnson had the best season of his career last season for Brooklyn and yet, he looks back on his time with the franchise fondly.