David Adelman on Cam Johnson’s start with Nuggets: ‘We’re just getting him comfortable’

Toronto Raptors’ Brandon Ingram (3) drives past Denver Nuggets’ Cameron Johnson (23) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)The Nuggets have only scratched the surface of Cam Johnson’s usefulness so far.

Two games into the preseason, his imprint has been relatively subtle, like how he manufactured an open 3-pointer for himself on Monday relative to how Michael Porter Jr.’s looks once materialized. Johnson was able to make a read, drive, kick and relocate, using his sure-handedness with the ball and acuity for spacing to generate a catch-and-shoot.

That’s the only 3-ball he’s knocked…