Beijing time on November 27th, the Nets officially announced that they have completed a contract extension with guard Taylor Johnson. According to relevant policies, the details of the contract have not been announced.
However, according to the Nets reporter Alex Schiffer of The Athletic, the news broke: The two sides signed a guaranteed one-year basic salary contract. This will also be the 15th guarantee contract on the Nets lineup list.
Johnson is a failed draft pick and entered the league in 2014. He has played for the Heat and Suns. He was waived midway through last season and was signed by the Nets on June 25 to participate in the Orlando rematch.
After joining the Nets, Johnson, who can play both possession and scoring guard positions, has played a total of 8 times on behalf of the team, including 4 starts, averaging 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 24.3 minutes of playing time per game. , The three-point shooting rate reached 38.9%, the performance is quite eye-catching. Facing the Raptors in the first round of the playoffs, he also continued his good form, averaging 13.8 points per game, including an amazing performance of 23 points on 8 of 15 shots in the third game.
ESPN’s NBA labor agreement expert Bobby Max couldn’t help but admire the team’s amazing lineup depth on Twitter after the Nets completed the signing: in addition to the expected depth of the team’s lineup: Irving, LeVille, Harris, Durant, Jordan In addition to the starting lineup, they also have a group of outstanding players on the bench such as Dinwiddie, Shamet, Allen, Prince, Johnson, Kurutz, Bruce Brown and Jeff Green.
It is worth noting that the Nets also used a guarantee contract to renew Johnson when the guard line was overcrowded. In addition to trusting and affirming him, it seemed to imply other plans. In previous rumors of
, James Harden hopes to leave the Rockets to join another team that has a better chance of contending for the championship, and clearly listed the Nets as his main goal. If the two sides finally complete the transaction, in addition to sacrificing multiple future draft picks, the Nets are likely to also package and send out defenders such as LeVille and Dinwiddie, then Johnson's presence is very important for the team to ensure the depth of the bench. .
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