Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson heard his name in trade rumors ahead of this week's NBA trade deadline. After the deadline passed, Johnson opened up about what that experience for him was like. With so much movement across the association, it's easy for one to think a rumor could come to fruition. That's natural for most NBA players.

The Brooklyn Nets wound up standing pat at the NBA trade deadline after numerous reports of the team potentially trading Cam Johnson.

NBA trade deadline started in earnest with the trade bombshell that seemed so ludicrous, fans and players alike thought someone was playing a prank: Luka Dončić being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal that also included Anthony Davis going to the Dallas Mavericks.

The Brooklyn Nets were expected to be major sellers at the NBA trade deadline. Earlier in the 2024-25 season, they made some noise by trading away Dorian Finney-Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers for some draft picks.

This year’s trade deadline reshaped much of the NBA, but the Nets remain unchanged. They stood pat, holding on to Cam Johnson as expected. Despite Johnson having his name thrown into incessant trade rumors — linked at various times to the Warriors,