Keon Johnson (basketball, born 2002)
Johnson during the 2024 NBA Summer League | |
| No. 45 – Maine Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 10, 2002 Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | The Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tennessee) |
| College | Tennessee (2020–2021) |
| NBA draft | 2021: 1st round, 21st overall pick |
| Drafted by | New York Knicks |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2021–2022 | →Agua Caliente Clippers |
| 2022–2023 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2023–2025 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2023–2024 | →Long Island Nets |
| 2025–present | Maine Celtics |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Christopher Keon Johnson (born March 10, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. Johnson was selected in the 2021 NBA draft with the 21st overall pick by the New York Knicks, but was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on draft night. During his rookie season, the Clippers traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers with whom he played for until the end of the 2022-23 season. After getting traded to and waived by the Phoenix Suns during the 2023 offseason, Johnson signed with the Brooklyn Nets with whom he had a breakout year during the 2024-25 season.