According to NBA expert Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the Los Angeles Lakers have actually revealed trade interest in Brooklyn Nets wing Cameron Johnson.

The Nets are reconstructing after trading Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks. 

“Among many teams, the Lakers have shown interest in Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson this summer, league sources told ClutchPoints,” Siegel reported. “With the Nets taking things in a different direction after trading Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, Johnson appears to be the next player that the organization will look to leverage for future assets.”

Johnson appeared in 58 video games for the Nets in 2023-24. He balanced 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 helps, 0.8 takes and 0.3 blocks while shooting 44.6% from the field, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 78.9% from the free-throw line.

The Nets gotten Johnson from the Phoenix Suns in the smash hit Kevin Durant trade throughout the 2022-23 season.

Johnson, 28, has profession averages of 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 helps, 0.8 takes and 0.3 blocks with the Suns and Nets.

A UNC item, Johnson will make $23.6 million next season. He signed a four-year, $94.5 million agreement with the Nets in July 2023. 

“You don’t get the sense they’re knocking down doors to move him,” one NBA executive informed Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports. “I think they’ll get to that point, either in the next few weeks or before the (trade) deadline. He does a lot of good things for you, he can shoot, pretty good defender, good guy to have in the locker room. The contract is not bad, either. So, there will be a market for him if they get that ball rolling.”

The Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets in the preliminary of the 2024 playoffs in 5 video games.

Denver likewise beat Los Angeles in the 2023 Western Conference Finals in 4 video games. 

The Lakers fired Darvin Ham as head coach and worked with previous NBA guard JJ Redick, who was podcast partners with LeBron James.