Porter Jr. averaged 23+7 per game! The Nuggets exchanged their first-round pick for Cards, which was about 8+2. Was the transaction a loss? A big profit.

On November 10, judging from the regular season so far, many offseason transactions have not reached the expected level. The Magic used Pope, Cole Anthony, 4 first-round picks, and 1 first-round swap pick in exchange for Bane. This transaction seems to be a loss so far. Bane has not solved the team's problems, and now it has been signed into a premium contract. The Rockets' trade for Durant was not as profitable as expected. Of course, this may be due to the team's lack of point guards.

The Nuggets also made a deal during the offseason. They sent Michael Porter Jr. in exchange for Cameron Johnson. In order to complete the deal, the Nuggets also sent a first-round pick. I think this deal is very profitable. After all, Porter is just an excellent pure shooter, while Kayo is an excellent 3D striker. He not only has good shooting ability, but also has excellent defense. The performance of the two this season can be said to be very different.

Since Porter Jr. joined the Nets, he has averaged 23.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game, shooting 47.2% from the field, 37% from the three-point range, and averaging 3.3 three-pointers per game. Although his shooting efficiency has declined after leaving the Nuggets, his average data per game is higher, and his shooting efficiency is considered excellent. On the other hand, Cameron Johnson averaged 8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 0.7 steals per game, shooting 37.7% from the field and 23.5% from the three-point range.

Looking at performance and data alone, it is true that the Nets made more money from the transaction. They exchanged Cameron Johnson for a better scorer, and Porter Jr. is still very young. He is only 27 years old and at his peak, two years younger than Kayo. Even when Cameron John served as the team's first core in the Nets, his performance was not as good as Porter's. Last season, Cayo averaged 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, shooting 47% from the field and 39% from the three-point range.

Does the Nuggets lose money in this transaction? Anyway, I don’t think so. I prefer this to be a win-win deal. Both parties have achieved their respective goals. First of all, let’s talk about the Nets getting Porter Jr. They got Porter not to make him the cornerstone of the team, but more to fill the team’s poor line with him, and the team can also get a first-round pick from it. If Porter continues to perform like this in the future, the Nets can also trade him for a draft pick. This is what they want for a rebuilding team.

Let’s talk about the Nuggets’ purpose. When the Nuggets traded Porter Jr., it was more to save money. At that time, the team had four players with contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They had no room to operate, and the Nuggets were under too much salary pressure, so they couldn’t. Introducing suitable substitute firepower to strengthen the lineup, under such circumstances, they can only send away the worst one among the core, so they sent away Porter Jr., after all, this season's annual salary is as high as 38.33 million, while Cayo is only 20.4 million, and Porter still has a one-year contract of 40.81 million.

If they wait until the 26-27 season, the Nuggets' salary will explode even more. Maybe they know that Cayo's help to the team on the offensive end is not as good as Porter's, but comprehensive consideration, it is more appropriate to win Cayo. After completing this deal, the Nuggets cleared their salary space, which also allowed them to sign Bruce Brown and Hardaway. These two have given the team a lot of help on the bench this season. If these three players are taken into account, are they more valuable than Porter?

In fact, when it comes to Cayo, he is no worse than Porter. Indeed, if we talk about offensive ability and shooting, Porter may be stronger. After all, this was the former No. 1 high school student in the United States, nicknamed the White Death. Although he suffered a waist injury that made his explosive power less than ten, his 2.08-meter height and bounce can still kill defensive shots from the outside. But Porter Jr.'s injury also prevented him from becoming an excellent defender. Chapter 2 After joining the Nuggets, one of the main reasons for Cameron John's poor performance is that the coach did not intend to give him as much ball rights as he did with the Nets. Now he is only the fifth choice in the starting lineup, not as good as Braun.

The coach did not want the team to get along, so he directly asked Murray and Gordon to shoulder more offensive responsibilities. Kayo did not play many offensive roles. The team mainly asked him to defend. After he joined, the Nuggets' defense has indeed improved qualitatively. Their defensive efficiency is second in the league this season. The team's offensive efficiency has also improved compared to last season. Their offensive efficiency this season is third in the league, which is attributed to Kayo.

Kuzma said something back then: I averaged 10 points per game on a championship team, which is better than 20+ points per game on an underdog team. Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. After he joined the Wizards, he averaged 20+ points per game. Looking at it this way, the Nuggets trade is not a loss, right? Having said that, what do you want to say about the current Nuggets and Nets? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.