The Milwaukee Bucks picked 6-foot-5 guard AJ Johnson No. 23 within the NBA draft on Wednesday evening.
Johnson, 19, is a local of Fresno, California. He performed for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian Nationwide Basketball League. He was initially going to play for entertainer Kanye West’s Donda Academy in highschool, however when the varsity closed he completed his prep profession at Southern California Academy.
He initially dedicated to play on the College of Texas however then elected to go professional. Johnson performed lower than eight minutes per sport and averaged simply over two factors per sport.
The Bucks have developed a pipeline of kinds to Australia, as they signed Jaylin Galloway out of the NBL to a two-way contract final season.
That is additionally not the primary time the Bucks have taken a California teenager after one season overseas. The Bucks picked Brandon Jennings No. 10 within the 2009 draft after the purpose guard spent a 12 months taking part in professionally in Italy. Jennings, nevertheless, performed practically 20 minutes per sport for Lottomatica Roma.
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