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Cameron Johnson

Denver Nuggets · #23 · Starter
SF6'8"210 lbage 307 yrs expNorth CarolinaMoon Township, PA
5th best of 15 on DENworth +2.1 wins to the rotation
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Elite shooter & scorer
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Denver Nuggets
Western · Northwest · proj. 56-26 (▲+2.8)
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A prototypical floor-spacer who keeps defenses honest around the Denver stars. He knocked down 43% of his threes on 62.9% true shooting in a low-usage role, a knockdown shooter who takes care of the ball. He won't create much off the dribble or hold up defensively, but the catch-and-shoot stroke is exactly what a Jokić offense craves.

12.2
PPG
3.8
RPG
2.4
APG
0.7
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 54MPG 30.5FG% 483P% 43FT% 83.9TS% 62.9USG% 15.1PER 12.8BPM -0.6VORP 0.6EPM +1.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting94
Scoring85
Playmaking84
Inside finishing71
Rim protection68
Perimeter defense64
Rebounding56

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
12.8
PPG
3.9
RPG
2.0
APG
394
GAMES
Points 5,055Win Shares 26.6Starts 235Best season 2021-22 · 12.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons69%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 27 → 29
▬Steady

Cameron, at 29, has held steady — 3.0 → 2.3 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.4 wins (+2.1)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 0.3 wins off at 30. Range 1.9–6.9 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.4 → -0.6-1.026-27 forecast +0.6
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +0.4 · 58 games2024-25: +3.1 · 57 games2025-26: -0.6 · 54 games2026-27: +0.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.0 → 2.3-0.726-27 forecast 4.4
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 3.0 · 58 games2024-25: 5.5 · 57 games2025-26: 2.3 · 54 games2026-27: 4.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $12.0M vs $23.1M salary−$11.1M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$23.1M salary2023-24: $6.9M · 58 games2024-25: $20.6M · 57 games2025-26: $5.0M · 54 games2026-27: $12.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $23,062,500 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$23,062,500Guaranteed
10% of the club’s payroll · 4th of 13 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$11,972,000 /yr
Surplus−$11,090,500
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.