David Johnson

NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

POSITION: PGFROM: LouisvilleHT: 6-5WT: 210
BORN: 2/26/01YEAR: So.WING: NAREACH: NA

Draft Notes

David Johnson is a talented lead guard who has a big, strong frame and a bright NBA future.

His plus positional size and good basketball instincts could make him a late first to mid second round draft pick in 2021 or 2022.

Johnson has good straight-line speed and gets off the ground well, showing the ability to finish in traffic and the strength to absorb contact.

He does most of his scoring in the lane at this point and isn’t much of an outside shooter, although he’ll surely add this to his game over time.

He’s not the most agile player and needs to work on his lateral quickness if he wants to be able to stay in front of NBA lead guards. But he’s got a great frame, defensive versatility and plenty of more upside to develop, on both ends of the floor.

Comparisons

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Draft Projection

late first to mid second round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft or 2022 NBA Draft

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2021 Point Guards

  1. Cade Cunningham – 6-8 – Oklahoma St.
  2. Jalen Suggs – 6-4 – Gonzaga
  3. Josh Giddey – 6-8 – Australia
  4. Davion Mitchell – 6-2 – Baylor
  5. Jared Butler – 6-3 – Baylor
  6. Tre Mann – 6-5 – Florida
  7. Miles McBride – 6-2 – West Virginia
  8. Nah’Shon Hyland – 6-3 – VCU
  9. Sharife Cooper 6-0 – Auburn
  10. Ayo Dosunmu – 6-5 – Illinois
  11. Joel Ayayi – 6-5 – Gonzaga
  12. Rokas Jokubaitis – 6-4 – Lithuania
  13. Duane Washington Jr. – 6-3 – Ohio State
  14. Dalano Banton – 6-9 – Nebraska
  15. Daishon Nix – 6-4 – G League
  16. David Johnson – 6-5 – Louisville
  17. Jason Preston – 6-4 – Ohio
  18. D.J. Carton – 6-1 – Marquette
  19. Javonte Smart – 6-4 – LSU
  20. Mac McClung – 6-2 – Texas Tech
2020
  1. LaMelo Ball – 6-7 – USA
  2. Tyrese Haliburton – 6-5 – Iowa State
  3. Killian Hayes – 6-5 – France
  4. Kira Lewis – 6-3 – Alabama
  5. Tyrell Terry – 6-1 – Stanford
  6. Cole Anthony – 6-2 – UNC
  7. Grant Riller – 6-3 – Charleston
  8. Theo Maledon – 6-5 – France
  9. Malachi Flynn – 6-2 – San Diego St.
  10. Devon Dotson – 6-2 – Kansas
  11. Ty-Shon Alexander – 6-4 – Creighton
  12. Nico Mannion – 6-2 – Arizona
  13. Payton Pritchard – 6-2 – Oregon
  14. Yam Madar – 6-3 – Israel
  15. Abdoulaye N-Doye – 6-7 – France
  16. Ashton Hagans – 6-3 – Kentucky
  17. Cassius Winston – 6-1 – Michigan State
  18. Tre Jones – 6-1 – Duke
  19. Markus Howard – 5-11 – Marquette