BREAKING: Phoenix Suns Reportedly Will Release 2021 NBA 1st-Round Pick
Keon Johnson is coming off a year where he appeared in 40 regular season games for the Portland Trail Blazers.
He averaged 4.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest while shooting 37.6% from the field and 34.6% from the three-point range.
This offseason, Johnson was traded to the Phoenix Suns, but ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that he will now likely be waived.
Via Wojnarowski: "The Phoenix Suns are planning to waive guard Keon Johnson to get the roster to 15 for opening night, sources tell ESPN. Johnson, 21, landed with Phoenix from Portland as part of the three-team trade with Milwaukee. He was the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft."
Johnson was initially the 21st pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Tennessee.
He has played two seasons in the league for the Los Angeles Clippers (and Trail Blazers).
His career averages are 5.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest while shooting 36.2% from the field and 34.3% from the three-point range in 77 regular season games.
As for the Suns, they will play their first game of the 2023-24 regular season on October 24 when they visit Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
They are coming off a year where they were the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
In the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers (in five games), but they lost to the Denver Nuggets (in six games).
