Four years ago, as we all know, Tyler Johnson signed a $50 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets to be a key piece leading their rebuild.
Things have changed quite a bit since that time. Thanks to the work of Kenny Atkinson and D’Angelo Russell, among others, the Nets are no longer in a rebuild. With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the fold, Brooklyn is now a contender-in-waiting.
After a tumultuous tenure in Phoenix, the Johnson finds himself fighting for his NBA livelihood, but for Johnson, with the Nets, so far, so good.