Nuggets Refuse First-Round Pick Demands for Cameron Johnson
Denver rejected rival offers requiring a first-round pick and turned down a lucrative deal for Cameron Johnson, valuing him as a key starter.
Denver has knocked back attempts by rival clubs to force a first-round pick into any Cameron Johnson deal, according to Bennett Durando of The Denver Post.
Teams talking to the Nuggets calculated that Denver's tax position would push the club into overpaying in assets rather than risk crossing the second luxury-tax apron. Denver turned down that demand.
The club also passed on at least one offer for the 30-year-old forward that, by all accounts, carried genuine value.
The numbers back that stance.
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