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Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:16 pm
by dockingsched
http://lakers.ocregister.com/2011/04/12 ... son/52395/The Lakers are planning to sign free-agent guard Trey Johnson for backcourt depth in light of Steve Blake’s indefinite absence with the chicken pox.
Johnson, 26, was with the Lakers in training camp and averaged 25.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League this season. Johnson is 6-foot-5 and more of an off guard but does have ball-handling skills. He shot 32.2 percent on 3-pointers for Bakersfield yet is considered a good shooter from long range.
The Lakers could use Kobe Bryant, Shannon Brown or Lamar Odom as stopgaps at lead guard behind starter Derek Fisher while Blake is out. Luke Walton would also be in line for an increased role, even if small forward Matt Barnes’ balky right knee is OK.
i like those averages, haha. don't remember anything about him, but he did play in 7 games for the raptors this yr.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/435 ... oFMhm_PaB4
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:19 pm
by LApwnd
I bet Walton couldn't avg. those #'s if sent him to the Dleague now lol
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:20 pm
by KB24TBOTB
Atleast he is young lol
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:25 pm
by Father Time
I like it.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:35 pm
by robg146
maybe we will finally have a guard the won't get slaughtered on d....he will get abused, but i hope not as much as blake, brown, or regular season fisher....
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:57 pm
by Jeff23
I saw him quite a bit and to me he's a more athletic Carlos Arroyo.. that means not really a three-point threat. He has good size and is an average defender... i dont think he plays a meaningful minute for the lakers.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:34 pm
by Hunter103
Is he playoff eligible, or is this just for the last 2 games?
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:50 pm
by robg146
he's eligible apparently....although i did thing you hasd to be signed sometime in march....or maybe there's an exception since the league knows we don't have a useful guard on the bench.....now the question is.....does he take sb's mins?.....i mean ater all, i dont think anyone with nba potential could be much worst.....
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:54 pm
by dockingsched
you have to be cut by march, not signed. eddy curry would have been eligible too if he signed with the heat.
and i don't think he gets any minutes at all, much less shannon's minutes. guy was brought in for emergency use since blake is down.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:20 pm
by Cavemold
Can't be ant worse than Shannon brown:)
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:53 am
by Hunter103
Cavemold wrote:Can't be ant worse than Shannon brown:)
Luke Walton.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:53 am
by andrewww
Cavemold wrote:Can't be ant worse than Shannon brown:)
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:22 pm
by Jase
LApwnd wrote:I bet Walton couldn't avg. those #'s if sent him to the Rec league now lol
Fixed.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:03 pm
by MrBigShot
Jase wrote:LApwnd wrote:I bet Walton couldn't avg. those #'s if sent him to the Rec league now lol
Fixed.
The sad thing is that this is true.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:06 pm
by Cavemold
Hunter103 wrote:Cavemold wrote:Can't be ant worse than Shannon brown:)
Luke Walton.
To luke credit hes knows the system and wears cool sun glasses.. imo. And hes not a guard.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:28 am
by Anklebreaker702
He's balling for us right now.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:34 am
by doozyj
Anklebreaker702 wrote:He's balling for us right now.
He is looking good, seems to have good focus.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:23 am
by Jajwanda
How this guy isn't in the league versus a few other SGs is really something to behold.
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:38 pm
by LApwnd
at least he attack the paint something Brown/Blake know nothing off....I wonder if Brown/Blake even have a tear drop type shot in their game?
Re: Lakers to sign 6'5" guard Trey Johnson
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:45 pm
by semi-sentient
I was impressed with what I saw.
On offense, he had a couple of nice leaners and did a good job of attacking the basket. He seems to have solid ball-handling skills and knows how to move off the ball as well. He doesn't over dribble and he plays hard, which you'd expect since this is his big chance.
On defense, he always seemed aware of where his man was, boxed out properly, and knew when to help out.
I didn't see anything wrong with his game, and I'd play him over Brown once Blake gets back without even needing to see much more of him. He's already shown me that he's a better basketball player than Brown in less than 15 minutes.