"A better fit and he makes half the money" - Scalabrine says replacing MPJ with Cam Johnson puts the Nuggets back in title contention originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Discover why the Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson trade elevates Denver as 2026 NBA title favorites with expert analysis.

Johnson will be headed to Denver to play with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. Denver won the 2023 NBA title, but have gone out in the Western Conference semifinals in both of the last two seasons. In Johnson, they’ll now pick up a very good three and D wing that should compliment Jokic and Jamal Murray pretty nicely.