On January 28, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced: the team signed a two-year contract with Stanley Johnson! According to ESPN, the second year of the contract is a team option, but the specific amount has not been disclosed. Stanley is also the 15th man on the Lakers roster after signing a 10-day hardship exception and two 10-day contracts with the team.
The Lakers wanted to trade the fringe players 2-for-1 to make room for Stanley, but unfortunately they did not succeed and could only use up the last place on the team. Stanley played in 14 games for the Lakers, averaging 21.3 minutes per game, scoring 6.4 points, 2.6 boards and 1.3 assisting 0.9 steals. Shooting 51.6 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from three-point range and 78.9 percent from the free throws.
Stanley Johnson said: "I'm only 25 years old, I haven't reached the peak of my career yet, I haven't become the player I want to be. Vogel said: "Stanley's blocking is great and as the season goes on we learn more and more about his abilities. James said: "Stanley is like a jewel, people forget that he is in the top ten picks. ”
Born on May 29, 1996, Stanley is 2.01 meters tall and has an arm span of 2.11 meters, and his draft template is Leonard and Artest. Stanley's offensive ability in college was decent, averaging 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game at the University of Arizona, shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 37 percent from three-point range.
James is right, I'm afraid many fans have overlooked that Stanley Johnson is a high-ranking rookie. In the 2015 Draft, Stanley was selected by the Pistons with the 8th pick in the first round, the 7th pick that year was Mudiel, the 9th pick was Kaminsky and the 13th pick was Booker. At that time, Stanley had high hopes by the Pistons.
In his rookie season, he averaged 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and the stats looked like a pass. But Stanley shot just 37.5 percent from the field and 30.7 percent from three-point range. He never adjusted to the NBA's three-point line, and for the next three seasons, his three-point shooting percentage was 29.2 percent, 28.6 percent, and 28.2 percent, respectively, and he was regressing every year.
The Pistons gradually lost patience to develop, and on February 8, 2019, in a three-way deal, the Pistons sent Stanley to the Pelicans. After playing 18 games for the Pelicans, Stanley's rookie contract expired and the Pelicans didn't renew his contract. A player's go-to-play period is only a few years, and Stanley didn't take the chance.
In the summer of 2019, Stanley joined the Toronto Raptors for $7.5 million in two years. In his two seasons with the Raptors, he played a total of 86 games, averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 boards per game, shooting 38 percent from the field and 32 percent from three-point range. In September 2021, he joined the Bulls and was cut after playing four preseason games. Stanley then went to the Development League to play.
The league was starved, and on December 9, 2021, the Bulls gave Stanley a 10-day short contract. Unexpectedly, he did not play a game because of the triggering of the health and safety agreement, and left the Bulls again. Until December 25, the Lakers gave Stanley a difficult exception, and he seized this opportunity to stay in the team!
Stanley's offensive efficiency at the Lakers is 116.2, ranking 12th in the league with a true shooting percentage of 64% and 29th in the league. He is full of hard work on the field and is willing to do all the dirty and tiring work. Bless Stanley, come on, lad!