BROOKLYN (July 8, 2025) – The Brooklyn Nets have acquired forward Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 first round draft pick from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for forward Cam Johnson.
“We’re excited to welcome Michael and his family to Brooklyn,” said Nets General Manager Sean Marks. “Michael is a dynamic offensive talent, who will add shooting and floor spacing to our team while also providing a strong presence on the boards. He’s been an integral part of a team that reached the pinnacle of success, and sharing his knowledge of what it takes to achieve at the highest level will be invaluable to our young roster.
“We also want to sincerely thank Cam for everything he brought to our team these past few seasons. He embraced Brooklyn as his home from the moment he arrived, and the impact he’s made both within the borough and our organization will be felt for years to come. We wish him and his family nothing but the best in the future.”
Porter Jr. (6’10”, 218) appeared in and started 77 games for Denver last season, recording averages of 18.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists in a career-high 33.7 minutes per game while shooting 50.4 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from beyond the arc. He started each of the Nuggets’ 14 playoff games during their 2025 Western Conference Finals run, averaging 9.1 points and 5.5 rebounds in 31.1 minutes per contest. In 345 games (291 starts) over six seasons (2019-25) with Denver, Porter Jr. holds career averages of 16.2 points on 50.0 percent shooting from the field, 40.6 percent shooting from long range and 79.5 percent shooting from the free-throw line, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 29.1 minutes per game. Since his debut season in 2019-20, Porter Jr. is one of just six players to shoot 40.0 percent from 3-point range on at least 2,000 attempts, joining Mike Conley, Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Georges Niang and Norman Powell. Across the last three seasons (2022-25), Porter Jr. has shot 40.1 percent (601-of-1497) from distance. The only other player in the league to shoot 40.0 percent or better from deep on that many attempts in that timeframe is Stephen Curry (40.9 percent, 941-of-2299). The 27-year-old has also appeared in 75 career playoff games (59 starts) over five postseason appearances, recording averages of 13.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 30.9 minutes per game, and became an NBA Champion with the Nuggets in 2023. Since his first playoff appearance in 2019-20, Porter Jr. ranks seventh in the league in playoff 3-pointers made (166) and is one of just four players in that time with 150 3-pointers made and 500 rebounds in the postseason, joining Jaylen Brown, Luka Dončić and Jayson Tatum. Porter Jr. ranks 12th among active players in career 3-point field goal percentage and eighth among active players in career effective field goal percentage (59.9). Prior to being selected by Denver with the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, the Columbia, Mo., native played one collegiate season (2017-18) at the University of Missouri.
Johnson was originally acquired by Brooklyn in a trade with Phoenix on Feb. 9, 2023, and appeared in 140 games (129 starts) for the Nets over three seasons, averaging 16.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 29.8 minutes per contest. In 57 games (all starts) last season, he recorded averages of 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 31.6 minutes per game.
