<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/James-Johnson-Kevin-durant-Kyrie-Irving-James-Harden.jpg"></figure><h1>James Johnson joins Kevin Durant, Nets on one-year deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-03T09:54:29-07:00">August 3rd, 9:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-03T09:55:54-07:00">August 3rd, 9:55am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets continue to add pieces around their Big 3 of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. After recently bringing back Bruce Brown,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets/roster"> the team</a> has now signed NBA journeyman James Johnson to a one-year deal, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422594060620079107">per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent F James Johnson has agreed to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, his agent Mark Bartelstein of <a href="https://twitter.com/PrioritySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@PrioritySports</a> tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1422594060620079107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Nets will be the ninth team Johnson plays for after splitting time between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans last season. Ahead of the March trade deadline, the Mavs sent the 34-year-old to the Pels in the JJ Redick deal.</p><p>In 51 games between both organizations, Johnson averaged 7.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per night. While he’s not a huge offensive weapon, Johnson brings a veteran presence and stout defense to the Nets. He gives Brooklyn frontcourt depth and is a physical presence in the paint who takes pride in stopping bigs.</p><p>The Nets don’t need much more pieces with a superstar trio already in place, but it’s nice to see them bringing in role players to complement the Big 3. An NBA title is a very realistic possibility again next season if KD, Harden, and Irving can stay healthy because that was their kryptonite in 2020/21.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if Brooklyn adds any more players to the fold by the end of the week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Johnson joins Kevin Durant, Nets on one-year deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Lakers-news-Jared-Dudley-calls-out-NBA-for-fines-after-James-Johnson-Cody-Martin-fight-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Jared Dudley calls out NBA for fines after James Johnson-Cody Martin fight</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-01T10:55:37-08:00">January 1st, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-01T10:55:37-08:00">January 1st, 10:55am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley has some questions regarding NBA fines for physical altercations.</p><p>The league office handed down fines to Charlotte Hornets swingman Cody Martin and Dallas Mavericks forward James Johnson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-james-johnson-cody-martin-ejected-after-headbutting-incident/" rel="noopener">after the two scuffled</a> Wednesday night. Johnson was fined $40,000 for sparking the incident with a headbutt. Martin was fined $25,000, and his twin brother, Caleb, was fined $20,000.</p><p>Dudley thinks the dollar amount is excessive. The 35-year-old questioned whether the financial penalty should really be that steep when no punches were thrown. As Dudley points out, it was mostly pushing and shoving, though the situation might have escalated further:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I know NBA players make a lot of money but getting fined 40k and 25k with no punches being thrown is crazy.. You can get a tech, talk crazy to a ref, cussed him out and it’s only 2500.. But pushing a player body is 40 and 25k.. Naw bruh! It’s getting out of control <a href="https://t.co/PcrSVg8dAT" target="_blank">https://t.co/PcrSVg8dAT</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1345059088900743171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Lakers forward also clarified the need for financial punishment for incidents like these, suggesting there should be a max penalty for pushing and shoving:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I agree! There needs to be a punishment just like a tech.. I’m just disagreeing with the money amount <a href="https://t.co/4v9JJ7j1Lc" target="_blank">https://t.co/4v9JJ7j1Lc</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1345070920277356546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Agreed! Malice started cuz of fans throwing things onto the court… you can’t stop these esculations but you can discourage them. If you throw a punch you should get suspended. Pushing should be 5/10k Max just like a tech is 2500 max.. <a href="https://t.co/h7CG7JDlPz" target="_blank">https://t.co/h7CG7JDlPz</a></p><p>— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/1345073086941573121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The league stated Johnson’s punishment was based on a certain intimidation factor. Meanwhile, Martin was fined for a retaliatory act and making contact with an official, per <a href="https://www.thescore.com/news/2082219">theScore</a>:</p><blockquote>The league slapped Johnson with a $40,000 fine for “deliberately pushing Cody Martin out of bounds, aggressively confronting him, and imitating the incident,” according to a statement. The 14-year veteran received a technical foul for his role in the confrontation and was ejected from the game.Cody Martin also received a technical and was ejected for “pushing Johnson in retaliation and making contact with a game official,” the league’s statement read. The NBA fined him $25,000.</blockquote><p>The explanation apparently doesn’t sway Dudley, who is unafraid to mix things up himself. The Lakers veteran seems to believe there is a certain line players would have to cross in order to receive such a heavy fine, though he understands there has to be some form of discipline.</p><p>We’ll see if Dudley winds up facing any punishment himself for speaking out against the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Jared Dudley calls out NBA for fines after James Johnson-Cody Martin fight

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/James-Johnson-Cody-Martin-Mavs-Hornets.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: James Johnson, Cody Martin ejected after headbutting incident</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-30T22:24:20-08:00">December 30th, 10:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-01T10:30:28-08:00">January 1st, 10:30am</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cody Martin of the Charlotte Hornets and Dallas Mavericks martial arts expert James Johnson got into an altercation on Wednesday’s game after a headbutting incident. Things didn’t get completely out of hand, but both players got ejected.</p><p>The incident occurred late in the fourth quarter with the game in the bag for the Hornets. Take a look at Martin and Johnson in front of the Mavs bench. The two suddenly got into each others’ faces. Fortunately, the referee quickly blew the whistle, triggering the other players to get in between Martin and Johnson.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Things get chippy between the Mavs and Hornets 👀 <a href="https://t.co/clqKRaMsUj" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/clqKRaMsUj</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1344493516521578496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 31, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Here’s another clip that clearly shows what occurred. Martin didn’t really appreciate Johnson’s unnecessary shove. Johnson, for his part, didn’t want Martin near his face. And so Johnson gave him a little headbutt instead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ejections for James Johnson and Cody Martin – tech on Martin. Physical taunts and hostile acts…oh my. Well…just watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/XnIb5LPKzK" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/XnIb5LPKzK</a></p><p>— Dorothy J. Gentry (@DorothyJGentry) <a href="https://twitter.com/DorothyJGentry/status/1344492894091149314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 31, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>One may consider Martin lucky. After all, the Mavs veteran is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-james-johnson-issues-apology-for-fighting-serge-ibaka/">actually a black belt in Karate</a> and has a kickboxing record of 20-0. If Johnson would’ve engaged, we may have seen Martin knocked down on the floor. In an interview with <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2018/01/20/james-johnson-mma-nba-fights-blake-griffin-arron-afflalo-serge-ibaka-suspension-fine">Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated in 2018</a>, Johnson has never met the man who can beat him.</p><blockquote>“I’m sure there’s someone out there in this world who can beat me. I haven’t met him yet,” Johnson says. “I’ve been knocked down before. I’ve been knocked out before, but I remember getting back up before that 10-second count and I remember winning that fight.”</blockquote><p>Johnson’s MMA background and dog-like attitude were what excited Mavs fans when the team picked him up via trade. Some fans say that Luka Doncic needs that type of guy around him. The incident on Wednesday is proof that Johnson will never back down from anyone. He isn’t afraid to throw his fists — or his head — for anyone who irritates him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: James Johnson, Cody Martin ejected after headbutting incident

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Trevor-Ariza-James-Johnson-Thunder.jpg"></figure><h1>Trevor Ariza goes to Thunder, James Johnson to Mavs in 3-team trade with Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-20T23:08:58-08:00">November 20th, 11:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-20T23:25:25-08:00">November 20th, 11:25pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks/">Dallas Mavericks</a> acquired veteran forward James Johnson on Monday after agreeing on a three-team deal with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons/">Detroit Pistons</a>. The swap was initially intended to be a regular deal between the Mavs and OKC, up until Detroit joined in to shore up the contracts.</p><p>As <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1330033885518974982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1330033885518974982%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D918332action%3Dedit">reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a>, the Mavs will send Delon Wright to Detroit and ship Justin Jackson to OKC. The Thunder will also receive a pick in the process.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here's the deal: The Mavericks gets James Johnson; Pistons get Delon Wright; OKC gets Ariza, Jackson and pick. <a href="https://t.co/ezb9dXnpGw" target="_blank">https://t.co/ezb9dXnpGw</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1330033885518974982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It was reported initially that veteran forwards Johnson and Ariza will join the Mavs. Looks like Dallas simply wants a proven stretch four like Johnson in a bid to play enforcer for their two young All-Stars Luka Doncic in Kristaps Porzingis.</p><p>This will be Johnson’s fourth NBA team this year alone, as he began 2020 with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/">Miami Heat</a> before being traded to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> last February. He came over to the Thunder as part of the Ricky Rubio trade and will now suit up for the Big D.</p><p>Ariza, meanwhile holds a similar fate, as he too has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-news-houston-trades-trevor-ariza-no-16-pick-to-pistons-future-first-round-pick/">been traded four times in a span of one week</a>. It remains unclear if the Thunder will hold on to him for the 2020-21 campaign. The Mavs, meanwhile, are certainly gearing up for bigger things next season after their inspiring 2019-20 campaign.</p><p>They have yet to make a splash in the first day of free agency, only re-signing Trey Burke back to a three-year deal. Letting go of underachieving youngsters like Wright and Jackson for a veteran in Johnson certainly signals that the Mavs would like to be in a win-now mode next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Trevor Ariza goes to Thunder, James Johnson to Mavs in 3-team trade with Pistons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Timberwolves-news-James-Johnson-traded-to-Thunder-in-Ricky-Rubio-deal-after-exercising-16-million-option-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>James Johnson traded to Thunder in Ricky Rubio Timberwolves deal after exercising $16 million option</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T13:40:07-08:00">November 19th, 1:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T13:40:07-08:00">November 19th, 1:40pm</time><address><a>Christopher Denson</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After opting into his $16 million player option with the Minnesota Timberwolves, forward James Johnson has been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the deal that sent Ricky Rubio to Minnesota on Wednesday, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329533037273624578">The Athletic’s Sham Charania</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Minnesota is trading James Johnson to Oklahoma City as part of the Ricky Rubio trade, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthleticNBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>. <a href="https://t.co/P0P0EuvqRW" target="_blank">https://t.co/P0P0EuvqRW</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1329533037273624578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Rubio was traded on draft night to the Timberwolves, the team where his career originated. He was packaged along with two picks in exchange for Minnesota’s 17th pick. Johnson now joins the trade for monetary purposes to successfully complete the deal. Minnesota was likely to part ways with Johnson, seeing as how his salary was never on par with his actual performances.</p><p>For Oklahoma City, absorbing Johnson’s $15 million was a minor toppling in their quest of obtaining a surplus of first-round draft picks, in which they’ve been successful so far. Going into Wednesday night, they’d obtained 17 first-round picks through 2026, all of which they’ll end up not likely using in the future.</p><p>Minnesota has been on the move for obtaining win-now talent as described by multiple reports in efforts to keep both Karl-Anthony and D’Angelo Russell satisfied as their new duo. Both players have expressed a strong desire to contend immediately, and the Timberwolves front office has been diligent in those efforts to bring in reasonable, high-caliber players to support the two stars.</p><p>The Timberwolves still have a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/malik-beasley-3-ideal-landing-spots-for-talent-in-nba-free-agency/">few more decisions</a> to make with players such as Malik Beasley, who could bode well for their future endeavors in a championship run. By clearing Johnson off the books however, they’ve taken the first step to being able to successfully maneuver additional deals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James Johnson traded to Thunder in Ricky Rubio Timberwolves deal after exercising $16 million option

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