Cam Johnson will become Nuggets' perfect offensive weapon they've dreamed of

After they were eliminated in the West semifinals by the Oklahoma City Thunder, few Denver Nuggets fans expected them to have as strong of an offseason as they ended up having. They made plenty of terrific moves to get themselves back in contention, namely trading Michael Porter Jr. for Cam Johnson.

That move freed up cap space for them to bring back Bruce Brown, sign Tim Hardaway Jr., and trade for Jonas Valanciunas. Those four new additions combine to make less than what Porter Jr. will make next season, giving them a cheaper and likely better roster.

Johnson, in particular, could be a huge gift for the Nuggets, considering that he has untapped potential that Nuggets star Nikola Jokic could unleash. Johnson is a high-volume 3-point shooter, and even after playing with the awful Brooklyn Nets last season, he still managed to average a career-high 18.8 points per game.

Now, picture him playing with a dramatically improved Nuggets team and one of the best passers in NBA history. Scary, right? Johnson could thrive playing next to Jokic, with the excellent folks at BBall-Index confirming as much.

Cam Johnson is the perfect fit for the Denver Nuggets

According to BBall-Index, Johnson 3-point shot quality, which measures how good his 3-point opportunities were last season, received an F. Despite that, he still hit 39% on 7.2 3-point attempts per game, an incredible number that is bound to improve playing next to Jokic.

Given the Nuggets ranked 29th in 3-point attempts per game last season, Johnson will have the green light in Denver. He could easily average 20 points per game without significantly altering the Nuggets' offensive attack.

After all, he averaged nearly 19 points while only attempting 13.1 shots per game, so it's not exactly a big stretch for Johnson to have yet another career year. If Johnson can become a legit 20-point game scorer, he'd provide the Nuggets a third offensive weapon and a more consistent player than Porter Jr.

Add in that bringing him in gave the Nuggets the room to add three more veterans for cheap, and then it's entirely possible that Denver could be the second-best team in the West next season.

Ultimately, the Nuggets' decision to trade Porter Jr. for Johnson appears to be a smart one. It not only gave them the flexibility to solve their depth issues but also gave them a sharpshooter with untapped potential that Jokic can turn into a star.