2 for 1, the Nuggets fought for Jokic! Give up Westbrook s signing of the old player + 14.1 million to upgrade to the 13-man roster

2 for 1 trade only received an A score, and the Nuggets fought for Jokic! Not only did he give up the last first-round pick that can be traded, he also gave up Westbrook and signed back to old player Bruce Brown. At the same time, he held a full $14.1 million in his hand and continued to upgrade to the 13-man roster.

2 for 1 trade won A

on the first day of the free market opening, according to ESPN's famous reporter Shams, the Nuggets decisively completed the 1 for 2 trade and sent Porter Jr. to the Nets to exchange for Cameron Johnson.

The specific transaction content is as follows:

Nuggets get: Cameron Johnson;

Nets get: Porter Jr. + 32-year unprotected first-round pick.

For both teams, this is undoubtedly a win-win transaction plan, which fully meets the current team building needs of both teams. The US media "clutchpoints" also gave both teams a high score of A after the transaction was completed.

First, the rebuilt Nets completed a typical "space for asset" transaction, that is, using the team's relatively abundant salary space to eat Porter Jr.'s 2-year, $79.14 million in contract, thus getting the return of the first round of the 32-year signing in the transaction.

As for Porter Jr.'s immediate combat power, it will not cause big trouble to the Nets. In fact, he is a player who has proved himself many times in the Finals and the playoffs, and his three-point output and efficiency are trustworthy.

And after joining the Nets, they have the hope and ability to play more eye-catching personal data after obtaining more ball rights.

Most importantly, Porter Jr.'s big contract is actually only two years left, and it will not affect the Nets' long-term plan.

If Porter Jr. plays a brilliant performance with the Nets next season, and there is not much left in the contract, the Nets will have a chance to exchange him for more returns in another trade.

Nuggets are also one of the winners, because the Nuggets have been clearly strengthened in the trade, and Cameron Johnson is a more stable large-scale three-point shooter.

He just achieved his best performance in his career in the 24-25 season, averaging 18.8 points and 3.4 assists per game with an efficiency of 48/39/89%. He is the only player to score 18 points with at least this efficiency in the 24-25 season. The other player is Bain. The Magic gave him 4 first rounds and one first round swap in the process of getting him.

Regardless of whether Cameron Johnson can prove that he is a better player than Porter Jr., at least at present, the Nuggets management proved to Jokic with practical actions that they are willing to introduce more helpers for him, showing enough sincerity.

At the same time, the Nuggets also cut their salaries in this deal. Compared with Porter Jr.'s two-year contract worth only $43.04 million, which caused the Nuggets to cut taxes by $40 million.

Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of expressing sincerity to Jokic or the overall tax reduction operation of the team, this transaction is a full score for the Nuggets.

They did give their all, and the 32-year first-round pick they can trade was the last first-round pick they could compete for the championship again in order to compete for Jokic.

Give up Westbrook's signing of former players

In addition to completing the 2-for-1 transaction, the Nuggets also signed back to champion former players Bruce Brown with a veteran's basic salary.

Due to its functional overlap, fans also suspected that the Nuggets would give up Westbrook and asked TA Nuggets reporter Tony Jones.

The latter directly gave a negative answer to fans' questions about whether the Nuggets are still interested in Westbrook after signing Bruce Brown, which means that the Nuggets will give up Westbrook.

can also upgrade the 13-man roster

2 for 1 transaction not only allows the Nuggets to successfully avoid taxes, but also reduce the overall salary to below the luxury tax line, which allows the Nuggets to strengthen with a full $14.1 million special case of middle-class.

At the same time, the 2-for-1 trade also created a trading exception for the Nuggets worth $16.8 million, which can facilitate the Nuggets to strengthen through trades in the future.

The current 13-man roster is as follows: Murray, Braun, Cameron Johnson, Gordon and Jokic;

8 substitutes: Bruce Brown, Nagy, Saric, Watson, Holmes II, Strauser, Hunter Tyson and Pickett.