Hornets Sign Keyontae Johnson (2 way?)

Chapelchilla · Post #1 » by **Chapelchilla** » Tue Aug 20, 2024 9:59 pm

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-thunder-keyontae-johnson-signs-210257980.html

Another OKC player, lol. 5 years in college, one in the G league/9 games on Thunder. Contract Details unknown. I saw this guy in the NCAA Greensboro pod playing for K State. He is pretty good. Pro body. Apparently averaged 20 and 6 in g league last year.

EmpireFalls · Post #2 » by **EmpireFalls** » Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:13 pm

He’s a great athlete, great wingspan, can score too. Really talented player. He had a heart issue which made him sit out a year and understandably scared some teams off. Probably won’t be starting or anything but certainly better than Leaky Black as wing depth. I could see him becoming a real rotation guy one day

Braggins · Post #3 » by **Braggins** » Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:54 pm

I don't know anything about him, but looked up some basic info.

He was only 6'4" without shoes at the combine, but has a 7' wingspan with a 8'7" standing reach and weighs 230+ lbs.

He basically missed two years in college after a sudden cardiac arrest during a game. In games he played after his freshman season he averaged 15.6 ppg / 6.7 rpg / 1.8 apg / 1.1 spg / 0.2 bpg, and he shot 53.3% fg / 39.6% 3pt / 73.8% ft.

In highlights he looks strong and decently athletic. His 3pt shooting seems accurate, but hes also been a career low volume shooter from 3pt. Seems like hes a pretty good scorer, but probably doesn't have much vision. It would be nice if he can defend some.

Liver_Pooty · Post #4 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:10 pm

I don't know about great athlete. But he's solid in that department and ridiculously strong.

Post #5 » by **Diop** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:33 am

OKC did the smart thing and used a 2 way spot on another Aussie to make sure they keep one on their list

Post #6 » by **Diop** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:40 am

Watch on YouTube

he's got that bullish strength, i hope he doesn't suffer from Bacon/Maggette style blinkers on offence.

Liver_Pooty · Post #7 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:43 am

Diop wrote:

Watch on YouTube

he's got that bullish strength, i hope he doesn't suffer from Bacon/Maggette style blinkers on offence.

Should be watching tape on how Maggette got to the freethrow line.

Post #8 » by **JDR720** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:56 am

Sort of strange that we picked up another guard. He's built like a tank though, may be a SF.

Chapelchilla · Post #9 » by **Chapelchilla** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 1:04 am

He is definitely a small forward. He is not that twitchy or quick laterally. He is thick, strong and has super long arms, so he plays bigger than his head-to-toe length.

HornetJail · Post #10 » by **HornetJail** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 4:05 am

6'4 238 is a tank... btw 8'7 standing reach is the same as Bridges... any chance he could be a SF/PF rather than a SF/SG if he's not that quick?

Chapelchilla · Post #11 » by **Chapelchilla** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 1:00 pm

HornetJail wrote:6'4 238 is a tank... btw 8'7 standing reach is the same as Bridges... any chance he could be a SF/PF rather than a SF/SG if he's not that quick?

Yeah, that is more his game. He is not a future superstar or anything, but I think he can play some back up F minutes.

vorbis · Post #12 » by **vorbis** » Wed Aug 21, 2024 1:46 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:
Diop wrote:

Watch on YouTube

he's got that bullish strength, i hope he doesn't suffer from Bacon/Maggette style blinkers on offence.

Should be watching tape on how Maggette got to the freethrow line.

he should be watching bad porn?