When Stanley Johnson was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2015 NBA Draft, fans thought that he was the next big thing for the Pistons. Two years later, he followed up a promising rookie season with a disappointing sophomore season.
Jimmy Butler didn’t get off to a great start for the Chicago Bulls either. In his rookie season, he averaged 2.6 points in an average of 8.5 minutes per game. In Johnson’s rookie season, he averaged 8.1 points per game while playing an average of 23.1 minutes. Fast forward to both Butlers and Johnson’s sophomore seasons in the NBA.