Ever since leaving the University of Kentucky, Dakari Johnson has been working on his game non-stop. And Johnson showed the NBA spectrum one thing during the 2016-17 season: he’s just getting started.
The former Kentucky Wildcats big man was the first Oklahoma City Blue player to earn First-Team All-NBA D-League team honors, averaging 18.5 points and 7.9 rebounds in 49 games. He took a much-needed step forward in his sophomore campaign, posting career highs in assists (2.3), blocks (1.3) and field goal percentage (55.7 percent).
The year before, he started in 47 of 50 games and went on to achieve All-Rookie team honors, averaging 12.