Whatever the Brooklyn Nets have in store for the future after this current, abysmal season, they don’t include Joe Johnson. According to Stein, the Brooklyn Nets are working on a buyout with Joe Johnson that would leave the veteran, well-compensated swingman with his pick of employer heading into the post season. Nicknamed “Joe Jesus”, Johnson has started his fourth season with the Nets.
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“The Nets want to thank Joe for his many contributions to the team and the organization”.
Johnson is making $24.9 million this season in the final year of a six-year, $124 million contract.
Johnson, 34, was known to be seeking a buyout of his contract and is interested in joining a playoff team for the stretch run.
Earlier this month, Cleveland.com’s Chris Haynes reported that in the event the Nets were to reach a buyout with Johnson, the Cavaliers would be his eventual landing spot. Johnson went on to average 14.7 points in 288 games for the Nets.
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While the Nets were already cruising to a top-five pick, they just dumped one of their best scorers (Johnson is only averaging 11.8 points per game this season, but has a career 17-point scoring average) and a player with the second-best on-court net rating in their rotation. The Clippers would give Johnson a smaller chance to compete for a ring than Cleveland, and maybe Oklahoma City and Toronto, but there’s no denying the Clippers are one of the better second-tier contenders in the league, aka the non-Warriors/Spurs division.
