No one would have expected Stanley Johnson to become as essential and important to the Lakers as he has in recent weeks. Barely a month removed from playing in the G League with the South Bay Lakers, Johnson has played through a pair of 10-day contracts for the Los Angeles Lakers themselves and looks likely to finish out the season with the purple and gold.
Johnson’s current 10-day contract is set to expire following Saturday’s contest against the Nuggets. Following that, he can only sign one more 10-day deal with the Lakers before the team must either sign him for the rest of the season or let him go without a contract.