AJ Johnson

NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

POSITION: PGFROM: Illawara Hawks, NBL
(Woodland Hills, CA)
HT: 6-5WT: 165
BORN: 12/01/2004YEAR: USA.04WING: NAREACH: NA

Draft Notes

Johnson is a big point guard with great athleticism and a NBA level frame.

A great penetrator who can get into the lane at will, Johnson is an advanced ball handler who can hit you with combo moves and take it left or right.

Does a nice job of getting his own shot. Can create space thanks to his speed, quick first step and handles – loves to get into his shot off the dribble and gets a lot of space on his step-back.

Has a nice floater game and creative layup package. And has awesome above the rim ability.

Has good shooting form and shows plenty of promise as a 3pt shooter.

Adding weight/strength and refining his play-making will be his next areas of growth.


Comparisons

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Draft Projection

first round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft or 2025 NBA Draft

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2024 PG Rankings

  1. Isaiah Collier – 6-3 – USC
  2. Nikola Topic – 6-6 – Serbia
  3. Tyrese Proctor – 6-4 – Duke (Australia)
  4. Trey Alexander – 6-4 – Creighton
  5. Carlton Carrington – 6-5 – Pittsburgh
  6. Garway Dual – 6-5 – Providence
  7. Elmarko Jackson – 6-3 – Kansas
  8. Reece Beekman – 6-2 – Virginia
  9. AJ Johnson – 6-5 – Illawara Hawks
  10. Rob Dillingham – 6-1 – Kentucky
  11. Caleb Foster – 6-4 – Duke
  12. Kylan Boswell – 6-2 – Arizona
  13. Tyler Kolek – 6-3 – Marquette
  14. Taran Armstrong – 6-5 – NBL (Tasmania)
  15. Dajuan Harris Jr. – 6-1 – Kansas
  16. London Johnson – 6-3 – G League Ignite
  17. Dylan Andrews – 6-4 – UCLA
  18. Mark Armstrong – 6-2 – Villanova
  19. Eric Gaines – 6-2 – UAB
  20. Jaden Bradley – 6-2 – Arizona
  21. Illan Pietrus – 6-3 – France
  22. Jeremy Roach – 6-2 – Duke
  23. Nolan Hickman – 6-2 – Gonzaga
  24. Ryan Nembhard – 6-0 – Gonzaga
  25. Skyy Clark – 6-2 – Louisville
  26. Boogie Ellis – 6-2 – USC
  27. Juan Nunez – 6-4 – Spain
  28. Tyrese Hunter – 6-1 – Texas
  29. Andre Curbello – 6-1 – Southern Miss.
  30. Frankie Collins – 6-1 – Arizona State
  31. Zion Cruz – 6-3 – DePaul
  32. Devin Askew – 6-3 – Cal