22-year-old forward Keldon Johnson has agreed to a four-year, $80 million contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, his representative, Klutch Sports Agency, announced on Friday.
This is the latest move in what has been a busy post-season for the Spurs, who traded away All-Star guard Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks two weeks ago in exchange for forward Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks. This trade came as a surprise to Spurs fans considering that Murray was the team’s leading points scorer last season, averaging 21.1 points per game.
Johnson arrived in San Antonio as a first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, making him the 29th overall pick. Coming off of his third season with the Spurs, the 22-year-old player enjoyed his best performance during the last year, starting 74 games and reaching a career-high points average of 17.1 points per game. He also achieved shooting statistics of 39.8 percent from the 3-point range. Johnson has come a long way in his career with the Spurs, especially considering that he was struggling to break into the team and get minutes on the court a little over a year ago.
