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Stanley Johnson speaks about his challenging but promising season

Stanley Johnson ended last season with a crescendo, playing tough physical defense on LeBron James as the Detroit Pistons were swept in four competitive and hard-fought games by the Cleveland Cavaliers. While Johnson didn’t exactly shut James down, he forced the King to work for everything he got in the minutes they played against each other.

It didn’t reflect in the wins column, but Johnson had shown some of the physical toughness the Pistons had expected and hoped to see out of the Arizona product. Fast forward to this season, and things took a while to get on track in Johnson’s second season.