Nets’ Cam Johnson tuning out trade rumors swirling…
Cam Johnson is aware of what time it’s. Or more precisely, what time of 12 months it’s.
With this a rebuilding 12 months for the Nets, Johnson knew his identify would come up in trade rumors.
And with the Feb. 6 deadline simply two weeks away, these experiences would come fast and livid. But he’s accomplished his best to tune them out.
Cameron Johnson (left) and Trendon Watford didn’t play within the Nets’ 108-84 blowout loss to the Suns on Jan. 22, 2025. Corey Sipkin for New York Post
Do they make noise canceling headphones for trade rumors?
“Keep my head down. I just try to emotionally disconnect from that,” Johnson stated earlier than Wednesday’s 108-84 loss to his former Suns crew. “I’ve to, for the sake of myself, and invest all that power into the current and to the crew that now we have.
“No matter what happens, the Nets have invested a lot of resources in trying to make me a better player. So my job is to compete for the city, for this team, for this organization, for my teammates. And that’s what I’ll do. And if I get traded, then that objective shifts to wherever I’m going. But for now, this is where I’m at.”
Where Johnson was Wednesday was sidelined again by his sprained proper ankle, after jamming it again Tuesday whereas being guarded by Mikal Bridges.
He’s missed 8 of the previous 11 video games, and will miss more if the ankle lingers.
But he’s averaging 19.4 factors on 49.1/41.9/89.8 capturing splits, making him a prime trade goal on a crew that’s rebuilding — although clearly nonetheless enjoying arduous.
“A group that’s going to compete. There’s a lot of outside noise, and I think we’ve understood that from Day 1,” Johnson stated. “Rather a lot of people have a lot to say about what we bought occurring. But what issues to us is what we bought occurring in our locker room and what goes on on our court docket. … At the top of the day, no person can take that away from us after we go out and compete for one another.
Cam Johnson was sidelined again by his sprained proper ankle, after jamming it again Tuesday whereas being guarded by Mikal Bridges during their loss to the Knicks. AP
“It has nothing to do with what we’re doing on the court. When we step between those lines. Our goal is to win every game and compete every game.”
The Stein Line reported the Nets and Kings haven’t talked about Johnson for weeks, and that Sacramento doesn’t see a pathway to a workable Johnson deal and is partaking different groups on targets.
Brooklyn reportedly indicated to rival groups that they’re not as decided to maneuver Johnson as they had been to deal Dennis Schröder and Dorian Finney-Smith.
Tyrese Martin, Keon Johnson, Jalen Wilson, Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton began, their twenty fourth beginning lineup of the season.
That’s their most via the primary 45 video games in crew historical past per Elias.
Johnson (proper ankle sprain) and Ben Simmons (sickness) had been downgraded to out.
Bojan Bogdanovic, Max Lewis, De’Anthony Melton, D’Angelo Russell, Cam Thomas, Trendon Watford and Ziaire Williams had been additionally out.
Williams is each day. Watford has been upgraded to doing contact work.
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