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AJ Johnson

21-Year-Old GuardG
Dallas Mavericks
2024 Stats
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7.6
REB
2.0
AST
2.6
STL
0.4
BLK
0.1
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
The No. 23 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Johnson averaged 7.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks per game, shooting 38.5 percent from the field across 22.0 minutes in 29 games during his rookie 2024-25 season. Seven of those games were with the Bucks, but he was used sparingly before his trade to Washington. In his final 10 games, his production increased to 10.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game, demonstrating growth and a stronger rhythm as the season drew to a close. Acquired in a February four-team trade that also brought in Khris Middleton, Johnson now joins a young rebuild loaded with opportunity. This offseason, Washington added CJ McCollum to stabilize the locker room and mentor the youth, and traded for Cam Whitmore to bolster the offensive potential alongside rookie Tre Johnson, Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington as part of a promising under-23 nucleus. With those moves, things are a bit crowded in the backcourt, but if he continues building at his end-of-season pace, Johnson could emerge as a versatile scoring and playmaking option off the bench. While his fantasy appeal will be limited to begin the season, Johnson is someone who could see his value rise as the season progresses once the Wizards start to dial back their veterans. Read Past Outlooks
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Current Season
#377
Last 30 Days
#315
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#70
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Overall
Height 6'5"
Weight 160
DOB 12/1/2004
College Southern California Academy (Calif.)
Drafted 1st Rd, #23 in 2024
$Signed a two-year, $6.04 million contract with the Bucks in July of 2024. Traded to the Wizards in February of 2025. Wizards exercised $3.24 million team option for 2026-27 in October of 2025. Traded to the Mavericks in February of 2026. Contract includes $5.49 million team option for 2027-28.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Johnson was born in California and played his senior year of high school basketball at Southern California Academy. Coming out of high school, Johnson was a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college basketball for the University of Texas before de-comitting and opting to play for the Next Stars program in the NBL. He spent the 2023-24 campaign with the Ilawarra Hawks, averaging 2.9 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.7 minutes across 26 appearances. Johnson has a close relationship with the No. 2 pick in 2021 NBA Draft, Jalen Green. At 6-foot-5, Johnson has the ideal size and athleticism for a guard at the next level. He flashed the ability to create his shot and has the vision to find open teammates. Defensively, Johnson's length gives him the tools to bother opponents on the perimeter. Johnson's skillset is similar to Jalen Hood-Schifino's due to both having the size and athleticism to operate as combo guards at the next level. Like Hood-Schifino, Johnson will likely need time to develop in the NBA G League before making a true impact in the NBA, as he saw limited playing time in his first taste of professional basketball in the NBL.

Recalled Sunday
GDallas Mavericks
March 1, 2026
The Mavericks recalled Johnson from the G League's Texas Legends on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Johnson joined the Legends for Saturday's 112-105 loss to the Valley Suns, finishing the game with 27 points (10-14 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 3-3 FT), three rebounds, three assists and one steal in 36 minutes. Over six appearances with the parent club since being acquired from the Wizards ahead of the trade deadline, the second-year guard has averaged 4.2 points in 10.8 minutes per contest. He logged 34 minutes in Friday's loss to Memphis and may continue seeing significant minutes in Sunday's matchup with the Thunder with Naji Marshall (finger) and P.J. Washington (ankle) expected to join Cooper Flagg (foot) on the sideline.
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How does AJ Johnson compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
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  • Defensive Rebound %
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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True Shooting %
39.9%
 
Effective Field Goal %
32.4%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
45.9%
 
Free Throw Rate
27.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
1.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
10.3%
 
Total Rebound %
5.8%
 
Assist %
11.9%
 
Steal %
0.4%
 
Block %
0.0%
 
Turnover %
8.8%
 
Usage %
17.7%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
5.5
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.5
 
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Moves to G League
GTexas Legends   G League (Mavericks)
February 28, 2026
Dallas assigned Johnson to the G League's Texas Legends on Saturday.
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Adds double digits off bench
GDallas Mavericks
February 27, 2026
Johnson had 11 points (4-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes during Thursday's 130-121 loss to the Kings.
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Could make team debut
GDallas Mavericks
February 7, 2026
Johnson (recently traded) will be available for Saturday's game against the Spurs.
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Trending toward playing Saturday
GDallas Mavericks
Not Injury Related
February 6, 2026
Johnson (recently traded) is listed as probable for Saturday's game against San Antonio.
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Unavailable Thursday
GDallas Mavericks
Not Injury Related
February 5, 2026
Johnson (recently traded) won't play Thursday against the Spurs.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Linked to Atlanta
GWashington Wizards
January 6, 2026
Johnson is a player to watch in a potential Trae Young trade, Evan Sidery of Forbes.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The Wizards have been linked heavily to Young, and it wouldn't be a surprise if the Hawks tried to pry Johnson out of Washington in the process. The No. 23 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Johnson showed some strong flashes late in the 2024-25 season, but he's since fallen out of favor in Washington.
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