Cameron Johnson agrees to return to Nets on 4-year, $108M deal
Restricted free agent forward Cameron Johnson, a key part of the blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to Phoenix, has agreed on a four-year, $108 million deal to stay with the Brooklyn Nets, his agents Steven Heumann and Ty Sullivan of CAA Basketball told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday.
Johnson plays a coveted role in the NBA as a rangy forward who can guard opposing big wings while stretching the floor on offense — he’s a career 39.3% 3-point shooter on 5.6 attempts per game.
A knee injury sidelined Johnson for more than two months to open last season but he played nearly every game after his trade to Brooklyn, averaging 16.6 points in 30.8 minutes per game.
Johnson is close friends with Mikal Bridges, who was also a part of the Durant trade. Both are set to play for Team USA in the FIBA World Cup in the Philippines this summer.
LAS VEGAS — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and was an assist away from a triple-double, Damian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on Saturday to earn a spot in the NBA Cup championship game.
Antetokounmpo finished with 14 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 blocks for the Bucks, who improved to 11-1 all time in NBA Cup games — the only loss coming in last year’s semifinals.
Trae Young had 35 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds for the Hawks, who got 15 points and 10 rebounds from Jalen Johnson and 15 points from De’Andre Hunter.
Takeaways
Hawks: Young drew 11 fouls in the game, a season-high. He drew 10 fouls in two other games this season; the Hawks won both of those. Since Young joined the NBA, he has drawn at least 10 fouls in a game 52 times. In that span, every other Hawk combined has done it once.
Bucks: Antetokounmpo was brilliant, shooting 10-of-15 from the field and 12-of-18 from the foul line. And Bobby Portis provided his usual boost off the bench with 10 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes.
