Former Pitt F Cameron Johnson Signs Massive Deal with Nets

The former Pitt Panthers guard is locked in with the Brooklyn Nets.

PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers guard Cameron Johnson was one of the biggest winners from the first hours of NBA free agency, which began this week. 

The former Pitt and UNC star, Johnson signed a lucrative contract with the Nets on the first day of free agency. His new deal is worth $108 million over four years according to a report from Adiran Wojnarowski of ESPN. 

Johnson came to Brooklyn as part of the massive return package for Kevin Durant, who the Nets shipped out to the Phoenix Suns in the middle of this past season and he thrived in a larger role in Brooklyn. He averaged 16.6 points, 2.1 assists, 4.8 rebounds while playing more minutes per night (30.8) than he ever had in his career. When it was all said and done, Johnson's 25 games with the Nets helped lift his 2022-23 campaign into the best of his four seasons as a professional. 

In college, Johnson, a native of Cranberry Township, spent three years playing for his hometown team, Pitt. He starred for the Panthers, averaging 11.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while making 41.5% of his 3-pointers in 2016-17 before opting to transfer to North Carolina. 

His production exploded when he moved south to Chapel Hill. Johnson averaged 15 points and 5.3 rebounds per contest and made 41% of his 3-pointers for the Tar Heels before being selected 11th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

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