Cameron JohnsonDenver Nuggets · #23
Cameron Johnson is an elite 3-and-D movement shooter for the Denver Nuggets. A late-blooming prospect from a basketball family, he played at Pittsburgh before transferring to North Carolina, where he made All-ACC First Team, then was drafted 11th overall in 2019 (by Minnesota, traded to Phoenix). He reached the 2021 Finals with the Suns, had a strong stint in Brooklyn (18.8 ppg in 2024-25), and was acquired by Denver in July 2025 for Michael Porter Jr. He shot 43% from three in 2025-26.
Cameron Johnson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Cameron Johnson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Cameron Johnson — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Cameron Johnson
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Cameron Johnson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 57 | 22.0 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .435 | .390 |
| 2020-21 | 60 | 24.0 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .420 | .349 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 26.2 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | .460 | .425 |
| 2022-23 | 17 | 25.2 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .474 | .455 |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 27.6 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 | .446 | .391 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 31.6 | 18.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | .475 | .390 |
| 2025-26 | 54 | 30.5 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .480 | .430 |
| Career | 369 | 26.8 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Denver Nuggets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Cameron Johnson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
One of the league's best movement shooters from a deep basketball family — the low-maintenance wing Denver acquired to space the floor around Jokić.
Turning pro
Drafted 11th overall, 2019 as a Forward.
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A Pitt-to-UNC transfer from a basketball family who shot his way into the lottery — and became the piece Denver traded a starter to get.
Chapter
The son of two college players from Moon Township, PA, Johnson was a high school salutatorian who starred at Pittsburgh before transferring to North Carolina and making All-ACC First Team.
Chapter
His shooting turned him into a surprise 11th pick in 2019 — drafted by Minnesota, traded to Phoenix — where he reached the 2021 Finals and finished third in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- College
- North Carolina
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 11th overall, 2019
- Born
- Moon Township, Pennsylvania
- Age
- 30
- Jersey
- #23
Basketball is the Johnson family business. His father Gilbert ('Gil') played at Pittsburgh and, per family accounts, instilled a discipline built on 'doing the small things right every single day'; his mother Amy scored over 1,000 points at Kent State. All three of Cameron's brothers — Donovan ('Puff'), Aaron, and Braylon — played college ball, making the Johnsons one of the more accomplished basketball families in the country.
Cameron's reputation is that of a calm, even-keeled professional — a high-IQ, low-maintenance wing whose game fits any lineup and who rarely makes headlines off the floor. That steadiness, plus one of the purest jump shots in the league, is exactly the profile a Jokić-centered offense is designed to unlock, which is why Denver made him the centerpiece of a franchise-altering trade.
A steady, cerebral marksman from a basketball family — the definition of a plug-and-play modern wing.
Cameron Johnson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Cameron Johnson, answered.
