The depleted Brooklyn Nets played without key forward Cam Johnson against the Chicago Bulls. Johnson was sidelined by a sprained left ankle.

The Brooklyn Nets, once thought to be deep in the rebuilding phase, might be in a better position than anyone realized. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, they’ve started exploratory trade talks around Cam Johnson,

Cam Johnson, Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith are battling injuries entering Wednesday's Nets-Pacers matchup. The Brooklyn Nets host the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons, Cam Johnson, and Dorian Finney-Smith are all questionable on the team's injury report.

Trade talks surrounding the Brooklyn Nets' veteran core of Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith and Dennis Schröder appear to quickly be developing. Johnson specifically, the 28-year-old sharpshooter whom the Nets acquired in 2023's Kevin Durant trade,