{"id":696622,"date":"2026-04-03T21:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/696622\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:45:49","slug":"1-key-denver-nuggets-player-could-be-traded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/696622\/","title":{"rendered":"1 key Denver Nuggets player could be traded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One key Denver Nuggets<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000020\" data-name=\"Denver Nuggets\"><\/a> player could be getting rerouted after just one season with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20002289\" data-name=\"Cameron Johnson\"><\/a> may potentially be a trade candidate this offseason, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/2040116604994785764\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported Friday during an appearance on YES Network<\/a>. Scotto notes that fellow Denver forward  Peyton Watson<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20002920\" data-name=\"Peyton Watson\"><\/a> will be a restricted free agent this offseason and that the Nuggets would like to keep Watson.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, 30, is a former first-round draft pick who is in his seventh career NBA season. Denver acquired him last summer in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000008\" data-name=\"Brooklyn Nets\"><\/a>, sending out Michael Porter Jr. and a future first-round draft pick in order to do so.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson has underwhelmed during his first season as a Nugget. Despite starting for the team, Johnson is averaging just 11.9 points (his lowest since 2020-21) to go along with 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. Johnson has also missed time due to knee and back issues, limiting him to 51 total games played thus far.<\/p>\n<p>On the year overall, Denver has underwhelmed slightly. While they are 49-28 and on an active seven-game winning streak, the Nuggets still rank fourth in the Western Conference (after getting the No. 1 seed in 2022-23 and the No. 2 seed in 2023-24). <\/p>\n<p>In addition to Watson\u2019s impending free agency, Denver already has Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20001666\" data-name=\"Jamal Murray\"><\/a> making over $50 million per year and Aaron Gordon<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20000681\" data-name=\"Aaron Gordon\"><\/a> and Christian Braun<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20002868\" data-name=\"Christian Braun\"><\/a> making over $25 million per year. If they would like to avoid the second apron of the luxury tax, Johnson may be a necessary cap casualty (<a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/lebron-james-nuggets-linked-free-agent\/748097\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">especially if the Nuggets want to pursue some recently-rumored surprise offseason plans too<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One key Denver Nuggets player could be getting rerouted after just one season with the team. 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