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Position: F
Born: 05/29/96
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:242 lbs. / 109.8 kg.
Salary: $3,623,000
Born: 05/29/96
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:242 lbs. / 109.8 kg.
Salary: $3,623,000
Stanley Johnson out two weeks
Blake Murphy: The stress reaction is considered slight, but Stanley Johnson is expected to sit about two weeks to try to get to 100%, per a source.
Doug Smith: Busy beavers at Raptors PR break the news that Stanley Johnson is out tonight and Oshae Brissett called up to take the roster spot. Something about a groin stress reaction for Johnson
Josh Lewenberg: Raptors have made the Stanley Johnson signing official.
Shams Charania: Sources: The Pelicans have declined to extend a qualifying offer to forward Stanley Johnson, making him an unrestricted free agent. Johnson, 23, is a strong defender and will receive interest from several teams. Allows Pelicans to now have upwards of $28M in open space.
As for Davis himself, he is in wait-and-see mode now and simply going about his workout regimen with fellow Pelicans players such as Holiday, Frank Jackson and Stanley Johnson. Griffin and Holiday spent time with each other in Los Angeles as well, league sources said, as Griffin continues to build strong rapports throughout his roster. Holiday is a cornerstone for the Pelicans, a two-way guard who has shouldered a leadership role for the franchise.
The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired forward Nikola Mirotic from the New Orleans Pelicans in a three-team deal. The Bucks will also send forward Thon Maker to the Detroit Pistons and center Jason Smith, along with four future second-round draft picks to the Pelicans. Detroit will send forward Stanley Johnson to New Orleans to complete the trade.
The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has acquired forward Stanley Johnson and center Jason Smith from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for forward Nikola Mirotić. In addition, New Orleans will receive four second-round draft picks (Denver – 2019; Milwaukee – 2020; Washington – 2020, 2021).
Adrian Wojnarowski: Bucks will send Jason Smith and Stanley Johnson to Pelicans for Mirotic, per source.
Rod Beard: A league source confirms that the #Pistons are planning to send Stanley Johnson to the #Bucks for Thon Maker, a one-for-one trade with no picks involved.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Pistons are finalizing a trade to send Stanley Johnson to Milwaukee for Thon Maker, league source tells ESPN
James Edwards III: #FINAL: #Pistons 129, #Nuggets 103. Detroit gets its first 20-point win of the season. Drummond with a season-high 27p, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks; Stanley Johnson with 21; Galloway 18; Kennard 14; Griffin 17; RJax 14.
Hey James, in your eyes what is the most realistic move this team makes? Trading somebody like bullock or Ish? Or is it more realistic to think something more like a mike Conley deal before Thursday? James Edwards: Most realistic is moving Bullock, Ish or Stanley Johnson, yes. I think Conley could happen. I think Conley goes to Utah or Detroit.
There are nights when Johnson looks like he can be a starter in the NBA, and others when you forget he’s on the floor. It’s been a roller-coaster ride in Detroit that looks to be coming to an end soon; he’ll be a restricted free agent this summer. Should the Pistons deal him before then to try and ensure that the 2015 No. 8 pick doesn’t leave for nothing? It’s a slippery slope. “With Detroit trying to make the playoffs, Johnson’s defense is valuable to have,” a league source said. “Also, I’m not sure he brings back a nice return — maybe a second-round pick, depending on a contending team’s needs.”
The question becomes: If the Spurs are seriously considering a deal to acquire Johnson, what will it take? According to league sources, the Pistons are not looking to rid themselves of Johnson too fast as there are hopes of making the playoffs. If a postseason berth is possible, Johnson could help.
According to league sources, behind the scenes, the concern with Johnson is his focus. The work ethic is there, but some feel Johnson is working on the wrong things with the coaches who aren’t employed by Pistons in the offseason. “The tools are there,” one Eastern Conference scout said. “But whatever he wants to do doesn’t fit in with what they want him to do.”
And Stanley Johnson? He will likely be a restricted free agent, but it’s safe to assume the Pistons wouldn’t mind moving him, though his trade value is low. Other teams scout games and know his struggles through four seasons. Would the Pistons move Johnson? Yes. Are there any takers? The Pistons are looking for some sort of clarity over the next nine games before the deadline, the team source said.
League sources have told The Athletic the Spurs have inquired about a wing player over the last few months. The Spurs were interested in adding Trevor Ariza, but no package could work. The Phoenix Suns shipped Ariza to the Washington Wizards for Kelly Oubre and Austin Rivers. If the Spurs are still searching for a wing, a name that could surface is Detroit’s Stanley Johnson. The connection here: Spurs assistant GM Brian Wright was with the Pistons back in 2015 when the team drafted Johnson. Around the league, executives mentioned that Wright is still a big supporter of Johnson.
According to league sources, behind the scenes, the concern with Johnson is his focus. The work ethic is there, but some feel Johnson is working on the wrong things with the coaches who aren’t employed by Pistons in the offseason. “The tools are there,” one Eastern Conference scout said. “But whatever he wants to do doesn’t fit in with what they want him to do.”
Vincent Ellis: Stanley Johnson in. Missed last few games with a sore knee.
James Edwards III: Per Dwane Casey, Blake Griffin is, indeed, sitting tonight in Philly. Same goes for Reggie Bullock. Stanley Johnson is a game-time decision.
Rod Beard: #Pistons Reggie Bullock (sprained ankle), Stanley Johnson (left knee contusion) and Ish Smith (adductor tear) all are OUT today vs. #Pelicans.
James Edwards III: Dwane Casey said he believes #Pistons’ Stanley Johnson (knee) will be out. Reggie Bullock (ankle) is a game-time decision
Vincent Ellis: Stanley Johnson (sore knee) is also out tonight. Tie game.
James Edwards III: Earlier today, I asked Dwane Casey about his Ish Smith-Langston Galloway-Bruce Brown-Stanley Johnson-Zaza unit, and he called them his “Rottweilers.”
James Edwards III: FINAL: #Pistons 115, #Knicks 108. Detroit moves to 11-7. Blake Griffin with 30, Stanley Johnson with 21, and Reggie Jackson with 21. Pistons were 7-of-24 from 3 but New York was only 8-of-26. Trier and Dotson combined for 41 points.
James Edwards III: Earlier today, Drummond said he thought Casey’s decision to bring Stanley off the bench was smart. He realizes Stanley isn’t able to play to his offensive strengths with both bigs on the floor. Added he plays free now. We all knew this, but it was interesting to hear him say it.
James Edwards III: FINAL: #Pistons 118, #Suns 107. Detroit is now 10-7 with two more winnable games ahead before its December from Hell begins with the Warriors next Saturday. Blake Griffin had 16 points and 11 assists, Langston Galloway and Stanley Johnson combine for 29 off the bench.
James Edwards III: FINAL: #Celtics 109, #Pistons 89. Detroit, with a chance to get the early-season validation win, moves to 4-1. Stanley Johnson with 16 points, Andre Drummond with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Pistons were 7-of-37 from 3. Next stop? Boston.
James Edwards III: #Pistons’ Stanley Johnson (toe) is out tonight against the #Nets. Reggie Bullock is fighting the flu (questionable).
James Edwards III: #Pistons’ Stanley Johnson (toe) is questionable for tomorrow’s season opener.
On numerous occasions, fans will ask Johnson to take a selfie with him, only to then post a negative caption with the photo. “I was 18 [years old] in the league and living the dream,” Johnson says. “Why are you trying to take me down?” Phones haven’t become a locker room issue for him. But ever since he began his college career at Arizona, he feels he could be filmed by a teammate at any moment for public consumption. He’s constantly on guard, a reality that players from an earlier generation rarely faced. “Like, this dude is always trying to get a Snap or Instagram,” Johnson says, laughing. “I’m cognizant of it.”
Rod Beard: #Pistons Stanley Johnson on Casey: “I’m a lot older than I was when I met SVG, so I can communicate better with (Casey).”
James Edwards III: Stanley Johnson is very much excited that the league lifted the shoe restrictions. Dude had 30 pairs in his locker last year at all time. “There will be 60 this year.”
Keith Langlois: Also at your press conference, you said “our time is now.” I’m extrapolating from that, but I’m guessing you’re not going to tell your team that “we’re scrapping to get into the playoff field” and leave it at that. Without giving away your message when you gather for training camp, what is your big-picture view of what you have here? Dwane Casey: That we’re a good team. We’re better than what people are saying – that we’re right there hanging around the eighth spot. No, no, no. We’re a better team than that. But it’s up to us to go out on the floor and show everybody and proving it by going out on the floor and doing it and working and being a tough-minded team on the floor. It’s up to us to do it, but I envision us – and I know we’re better than what people have us ranked because of the talent of a Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond, Stanley Johnson, Reggie Jackson, the guys we have, the young players we have to infuse with them, it’s just too much there for us not to be better than just scratching into the eighth spot of the playoffs.
