How Cavs, Spurs handled trade demands by stars is worlds apart

Brandon Miller underwent surgery on Thursday to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist. The surgery was performed by Dr. Michelle Carlson at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Miller will miss the remainder of the season and updates on his status will be provided as appropriate.

Miller recorded 21.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 27 outings this season, and he connected on 3.9 3-pointers per game, the fifth-most in the NBA. He has appeared in 101 games (95 starts) across two NBA seasons and holds career averages of 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Miller was named to the All-Rookie First Team last season, in addition to earning three Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors and a spot in the Rising Stars event at All-Star Weekend.

The Brooklyn Nets have received lots of trade interest in forward Cameron Johnson. However, Brooklyn GM Sean Marks has put a high asking price on Johnson in trade talks. Until that changes, expect Johnson to remain with the rebuilding Nets.

Johnson is in the second year of the four-year, $90 million contract he signed with Brooklyn last offseason. He’ll make $23.6 million during the 2024-25 season. In Johnson’s first full season with the Nets, he averaged 13.4 points on 45/39/79 shooting splits and 4.3 rebounds in 58 games.

The Nets kicked off the rebuilding process this offseason. First, Brooklyn reacquired some of their own draft picks from the Houston Rockets that they had dealt in the James Harden trade. Marks then traded Mikal Bridges to the crosstown New York Knicks for a package that included up to five future first-round picks, and a future first-round pick swap.

The Nets are expected to consider trades for the veterans on their roster this season. That includes Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Dennis Schroder and Bojan Bogdanovic, the latter of whom was acquired in the Bridges deal.