Keon Johnson

i was re-watching some of the draft from last year, and it's wild how high Schmitz was on Keon. Had him around the top 10 on his big board kept bringing up his name as a lottery talent incessantly. Appears Cronin is also on that level to some capacity.

needless to say, i don't think he'll simply be a throw in.

 

Our first rounder from last year looked good last night!



But seriously, I hope they keep developing him as a PG. He flashes a lot of good stuff there and has plus size for a lead guard. I also liked the defense he played on Ivey.

 

A PG who can play defense? That is so un-Portland.

 

He’s got plenty to work on for PG skills, but a true combo guard who D’s up … with his athleticism … will get paid for a long time. He’s got time.

 

But so like Chauncey

 

Agreed with that. He could be like smart. A tough defender with a good team first offense. Smart can play point guard but isn’t the best at it. I see the same for Keon

 

And people say we got robbed in the Clippers trade. We’ll see, won’t we?

 

does keon becoming our 10th man really change anyone's opinion on that trade?

 

Nope.

 

i dunno. i'm obviously happy to see his improvement, but still question what his impact can be on a team where he will struggle to get PT. Think I woulda rather asked to get a late first or an early second from somewhere instead.

But let's see if he can get better to force the point where he forces Chauncey to play him.

 

Fun fact: Keon was born in the same year as Banchero, Chet, Ivey, Mathurin, and Johnny Davis, and is younger than Keegan Murray

 

If he ends up better than Norm.....why not? Hell if he just ends up as a younger cheaper equivalent to Norm I would say yes. But then again I am a Winslow fan. (And never was really a RoCo fan-who was not going to resign with us anyways)

 

He plays a position where we are already loaded. Unless there are injuries, I don't see how he can get the PT required to show he's more impactful than Norm. Hopefully he improves so much that Chauncey will have to find time for him.

 

Hopefully he improves enough to have some trade value.

 

Who do you think is playing guard when dame and ant are traded for Durant? (Gf)

 

True but at the very least we saved money. Not sure Norm would have gotten that much playing time either. Not with Hart and Ant at SG.

 

Well, Jody saved money anyway. I was hoping for better Norm trades.

 

If Keon is good enough to get in the rotation or land a good player via trade, the clippers trade is a win. They weren't gonna pay RoCo and Powell wasn't a fit with the coach or the roster and was a dumb addition to begin with-- thanks Neil. I said it when it happened, that trades success or failure was gonna come down to Keon. Looks like hes on the right track to develop into an asset, whichever way.

btw, why we in a rush to trade a young player that can handle the ball, shoot a three, and defend multiple positions?

 

She will need it for the new Dame extension.

 

You sure about that?

 

It might in two years when he's either not the 10th man anymore or is a valuable trade asset.