The Nets paid him expecting him to be an anchor, not a millstone. They bet big — nearly nine figures big — on him getting better. Instead, he’s gotten worse.
MIAMI — With much of the Nets’ opening-night offense either injured or traded away, Cam Johnson has shouldered more and more of the offensive burden. That’s been underscored by how other teams have begun treating Johnson, the ones facing the Nets starting to blitz him and the ones inquiring about him. Cam Johnson has been...
The Nets have surprised all season behind an overachieving offense. But their woeful defense has been on the other end of the spectrum, and it is bottoming out.