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AJ Johnson

New Orleans Pelicans
Number #8
Position G
Age 21
Height 6-5
Weight 160LBS
Wingspan 80.5
Draft 2024 R1 Pick 23
Nationality USA
Born Dec 1, 2004
College / Team Illawarra

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Key Insights

2025-26
More than anything else, his team has him in transition

34% of his offence comes in transition, his most frequent action.

1.5 possessions a game over 23 games, 4 of 411 in frequency. 99th percentile of 411 players who run transition, 2025.
His team gets the least out of him in transition

He scores 0.82 points per possession in transition, against a 1.14 median for players who run it as often.

1.5 possessions a game, 9 of 256 from the bottom. 93rd percentile of 256 players who run transition, 2025.
He is safe with the ball in transition, which is rarer than it sounds

0% of his possessions in transition end in a turnover, against a league median of 12%.

1.5 of those possessions a game over 23 games. 98th percentile of 256 players who run transition, 2025.
The offence runs through his hands rather than around them

70% of his tracked possessions are on ball actions, against a league median of 25%.

isolations, post ups and pick and roll ball handling against cuts, spot ups, screens, handoffs, rolls and putbacks. 92nd percentile of 417 players with a tracked action mix, 2025.
The play often ends with nothing when it goes to him in transition

41% of his possessions in transition end in a score, against a league median of 51%.

1.5 of those possessions a game over 23 games. 77th percentile of 256 players who run transition, 2025.
He does his damage running, before the defence is set

34% of his offence comes in transition, against a league median of 19%.

1.5 transition possessions a game at 0.82 points per possession. 99th percentile of 411 players who run transition, 2025.

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Dec 1, 2004
Birth Country USA
Draft 2024 (R1 / P23)
College Illawarra
Wingspan 80.5
Standing Reach 102.0
Hand Length 8.5