Nick Johnson has been in this place before.
His whole basketball career has seemingly been one of promise and uncertainty. Nick Johnson’s athleticism is as good as anyone else in the league. The 6-foot-3 guard can finish high above the rim. He has speed and skill.
Every summer for the past three years, Johnson has shown this time and time again. He shows up with one of the teams, puts up good numbers and that promise. And then . . .
Then the reality sets in.
Nick Johnson is a tweener — the dreaded term no player wants attached to his name.