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“Stay ready” has been the motto of the Brooklyn Nets’ bench unit throughout the 2022-23 season. With the ever-changing nature of the roster through suspensions, injuries and a pair of blockbuster trades, that motto has been put to the test. One of the faces at the forefront of the movement has been first-year Net Edmond […]

If there was ever a must-win game for the Brooklyn Nets this season, it was Saturday’s matchup in Miami. Brooklyn came into the game on a five-game losing streak that pushed them a half-game back of the Heat to seventh in the Eastern Conference. Miami entered winners of seven of their last 10. The Heat […]

When the Brooklyn Nets traded future Hall of Fame forward Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, their return appeared to be primarily focused on the draft capital they received in return. However, not only have the players the received from the trade — namely Mikal Bridges — thrived since arriving in Brooklyn, but they’ve averaged […]

The Brooklyn Nets will have four rotation players returning to their lineup ahead of their Friday night matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Listed on the injury report for various maladies, guard Spencer Dinwiddie, wing Royce O’Neale, forward Cameron Johnson, and center Nic Claxton are available for tonight’s game, per HoopsHype’s Alberto De Roa. This is […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be severely shorthanded when they travel to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks Thursday. Nic Claxton (right thumb sprain/left Achilles tendinopathy), Cam Johnson (right knee soreness) and Royce O’Neale (left knee soreness) will all be out for the matchup. Claxton has been among the top defenders in the league while manning […]

Friday’s Nets-Celtics matchup at TD Garden looked like a continuation of Brooklyn’s post-Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving nightmare early in the second quarter. The Nets trailed Boston by 28 points and appeared more disinterested with each point the seemingly insurmountable deficit grew. Then something changed. The high-level defense the Nets pictured when they brought in Mikal […]

The Brooklyn Nets introduced Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson Sunday just an hour ahead of the pairing’s first game in Brooklyn. It had been a tumultuous three days for the beloved Phoenix Suns duo. Both were traded, along with Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and a pick swap, in a blockbuster deal that sent Kevin […]

Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson will make their Brooklyn Nets debut Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Brooklyn acquired the wing duo, along with four first-round picks and one first-round pick swap, in Thursday’s blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns. Bridges has emerged as one of the NBA’s top wing defenders since […]

Early Thursday morning, the Phoenix Suns pulled off a trade for the ages, acquiring Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a haul of draft picks, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, and Mikal Bridges. The latter sent his parting message to the Suns on Friday afternoon and shortly after, Johnson followed suit on Instagram: “My […]

The Brooklyn Nets officially announced their trade sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns Thursday. The deal was expanded to a four-team trade with Milwaukee and Indiana. In exchange for Durant and T.J. Warren, the Nets acquire Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four first-round draft picks, two second-round picks and one first-round pick swap. Following the […]

There are a lot of mixed emotions right now with the Phoenix Suns. They pretty much won the NBA trade deadline after their successful coup on Kevin Durant, but this also meant having to part ways with some of the best players on their roster. This comes in the form of Mikal Bridges and Cam […]

Late Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets agreed to a trade that shifted the balance of power in the NBA. The Suns sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, and four unprotected first-round picks to the Nets in exchange for superstar forward Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren. And despite the fact that Bridges […]

The Phoenix Suns will need to give the Brooklyn Nets a sizable return package in order to acquire Kevin Durant at the NBA trade deadline. Following Kyrie Irving’s switch to the Dallas Mavericks, the Suns now have a better chance of landing Durant; thus, they must seize this chance. If the Suns want to improve […]

After shaking off some of their previous struggles to win six out of seven games, the Phoenix Suns took a tumble against the Atlanta Hawks, losing 132-100. Cam Johnson was one of many Suns to have a bad game, though playing just 15 minutes perhaps had something to do with it. Suns head coach Monty […]

The Phoenix Suns got blasted at home by Dejounte Murray and the visiting Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night, as the hosts absorbed a 132-100 defeat. Making the night worse for Suns forward Cam Johnson was the limited playing time he was given in the game, as he only saw action for 15 minutes. While Johnson has […]

Cam Johnson is set to return for the Phoenix Suns following his lengthy injury absence, per the Suns Twitter account. He is expected to play against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. The 26-year old has played in just 8 games for Phoenix this season due to a lingering knee injury. He posted 13 points per […]

The Phoenix Suns have been one of the worst teams in the NBA as of late. After starting 19-12, their record has fallen all the way to 21-22 amid injuries to Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Fortunately, one of their key players, Cameron Johnson, should be able to return. Phoenix was blessed with positive injury […]

The Phoenix Suns continue to miss the services of guard Cam Johnson due to injury, and it’s making life harder for his teammate Mikal Bridges, who hilariously revealed how he has been forced to adjust without Johnson. And he’s not talking about adjustment on the court, but off of it, per Kellen Olson of  AZ […]

The Phoenix Suns need Cam Johnson’s contributions more than ever now. His shooting and defense are super important but he and the team have to agree to a contract extension this offseason in order to keep him in the desert. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Suns were looking into a four-year contract extension […]

In what has developed into a stagnant storyline, Jae Crowder is still not playing basketball. The Phoenix Suns are expected to trade him but nothing has come to fruition. But could Crowder return to Phoenix following Cam Johnson’s recent knee injury? According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Cam Johnson is expected to miss 1-2 months. Despite […]

Cam Johnson’s injury is brutal news for the Phoenix Suns. The 26-year-old forward provides tremendous shooting and defense and will now be missed even more with Jae Crowder continuing to stay away from the team. Now, Phoenix has a timetable for how long Johnson will be out after undergoing surgery, per Brian Windhorst of ESPN. […]

Cam Johnson’s knee injury might be more serious than what the Phoenix Suns hoped. Shams Charania of The Athletic first reported the Suns feared that Johnson had torn the meniscus in his right knee, and the team announced Sunday that he will undergo surgery and is out indefinitely. Johnson picked up the injury during Friday’s showdown […]

The Phoenix Suns were seen as the number one landing spot for Kevin Durant this past summer after he asked the Brooklyn Nets for a trade. While he ultimately changed his mind and stayed put, it appears there is one reason, in particular, the Nets never struck a deal: Cam Johnson. According to Jake Fischer […]

The Phoenix Suns weren’t too active this offseason, but there is one move that could still happen: Trading Jae Crowder. He’s been linked to a move out of the desert and if his latest Twitter activity is any indication, the sharpshooter doesn’t want to be a Sun anymore. Crowder quoted a tweet from a reporter […]

In May of 2022, the Phoenix Suns came up short. Despite their best efforts to leave it all on the court, the up-start Suns, led by a Hall of Fame-bound point guard and a future All-Pro shooting guard, were unable to overcome the unrelenting title machine known colloquially as the Golden State Warriors and watched […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA season, the Phoenix Suns starting lineup is pretty well locked in. Suns players like Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton, and Mikal Bridges aren’t going anywhere (if healthy). That leaves one starting spot up for grabs heading into the new league year. Last season, forward Jae Crowder started all 67 […]

After a disappointing loss in Game 7 against the Dallas Mavericks, questions surrounding the Phoenix Suns’ future appeared fast and furious. Is the window closing on a title chance with Chris Paul? Can Deandre Ayton and the front office work on their differences? Paul had some great moments this past season, including a 14-of-14 shooting […]

The Phoenix Suns enter the 2022-23 NBA season with one goal in mind: redemption. The Suns won a stellar 64 games last season and entered the playoffs as heavy favorites to win their first championship. They then flamed out and lost their second-round series against the Dallas Mavericks in humiliating fashion. Despite the disappointing postseason, […]

Mikal Bridges made his stance clear on the rumors that the Phoenix Suns are dangling Cam Johnson in trade talks for salary cap relief. On Tuesday, reports surfaced that the Suns are exploring various trade scenarios, including moving Johnson to get a lottery pick in the 2022 NBA Draft while also creating cap flexibility–which they […]

The circumstances of Sunday’s Game 4 between the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks forced Monty Williams’ hand. The Suns surely would’ve worked the ball through Chris Paul through a majority of the second half, but it simply wasn’t an option. Paul picked up his fourth foul just before the half-time buzzer. His fifth came less […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered Game 2 in their western conference semifinals series with the Phoenix Suns in need of a win. They were rolled in Game 1 at Phoenix, 121-114. The final score was not in any way indicative of how lob sided the game was. The Mavs do not want to fall in an […]

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is the Sixth Man of the Year after dominating the voting and earning a landslide victory against Kevin Love and Cam Johnson. According to NBA PR, Herro is the first player to win the honor with the Heat. He earned a total of 488 points behind 96 first place votes. […]

If there was one thing Tuesday night that would have been near a worst-case scenario for the Phoenix Suns, it happened. Suns star guard Devin Booker left the team’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans late in the third quarter after suffering a hamstring injury. He had 31 points in just 24 minutes in Game […]

Cam Johnson may be nominated for an individual award, but he’s giving all the credit to the Phoenix Suns’ “bench mob mentality.” He was recently announced as a finalist for the Sixth Man of the Year trophy alongside Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat. Johnson broke out in […]

If given the chance, any collector would go for young stars with established stocks in the rookie card market. In this regard, some of the guys who reign supreme are Ja Morant and Luka Doncic, among others. To an extent, one can make a case for promising prospects, such as Tyrese Haliburton and Tyrese Maxey. […]

The Phoenix Suns got some bad news ahead of their showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Not only does Devin Booker remain out due to health and safety protocols, but Cam Johnson is also joining him on the sidelines after sustaining an injury. According to Kellan Olson of 98.7 Arizona Sports, Johnson has been […]

Cam Johnson overcame the absences of Chris Paul and Devin Booker to deliver a masterclass of a performance. He helped lead the Phoenix Suns to a last-second win over the New York Knicks with a career-high 38 points. After getting into a tussle with Julius Randle in the third quarter, Johnson kept his cool while Randle […]

With Chris Paul and Devin Booker both sidelined, the Phoenix Suns need players to step up and keep the team rolling. Against the New York Knicks, Cam Johnson did just that. With career-highs of 38 points and nine 3-pointers, Johnson had the best game of his professional career. He scored 21 points in the final […]

Cam Johnson’s Friday night performance was something to behold. Without Chris Paul, the young forward took the brunt of the scoring load for the Phoenix Suns, scoring a career-high 38 points on nine triples against Julius Randle and the New York Knicks. However, his final three was the most pivotal, sinking a DEEP three-pointer at […]