Cameron Johnson was brought into the world on Walk 3, 1996, in Moon Municipality, Pennsylvania. The NBA uses him as a forward.

As a lesser in secondary school, Johnson was a 6-foot-2 point watch prior to having a development spray. He received his diploma from Our Lady Sacred Heart. Johnson was a senior at when he averaged 27.8 points, eight rebounds, and five assists per game. 1,175 points were his career high. He endorsed with Pittsburgh in April 2014.

Johnson had a few outstanding exhibitions during his senior season at UNC. Johnson scored 27 points in a 95–57 victory over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, shooting 79% from the field and making six of his first seven attempts at the three-point line. Against Duke in Cameron Indoor Arena, Johnson wrapped up with 26 places in a 88-72 triumph against the Blue Fiends, then, at that point, the country’s highest level group. Against Clemson in Littlejohn Stadium, Johnson made six three-pointers to get done with 19 focuses in a two-point triumph. Johnson was named to the first team of the ACC after conference play was over.

Johnson was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the eleventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft on June 20. The Timberwolves then immediately traded him and Dario Arari to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jarrett Culver. Cameron Johnson was exchanged to the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant on February 9, 2023.