Dakari Johnson

Signed in China • Zhejiang Golden Bulls • C • 1 year of NBA experience

Not to be confused with: Dakari Johnson (Campbell)
Height7'0
Weight255 lbs
Born22nd September 1995 (age 31)
Nationality🇺🇸USA
NBA Draft48th pick, 20152015 Early Entry: Stayed in
Pre-draft teamKentucky
HandRight
AgentCAA Sports
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Representative Teams
NBA Summer League - Las Vegas 2018 roster
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Summer League - Orlando 2017 roster
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Summer League - Orlando 2016 roster
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA Summer League - Orlando 2015 roster
Oklahoma City Thunder

Stats
Year League Team GMPGPTS/GFGFGAFG% 3P3PA3P% FTFTAFT%ORBDRB TRBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
2013-14 NCAA Kentucky 39 14.1 5.2 2.1 3.7 56.9% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 1.0 2.2 44.7% 2.0 1.9 3.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.6 2.0
2014-15 NCAA Kentucky 39 16.3 6.4 2.0 4.0 50.6% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 2.3 3.7 62.5% 1.7 2.9 4.6 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.8
2015-16 D League Oklahoma City Blue 50 27.6 12.3 5.0 9.5 53.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 2.3 4.0 58.1% 2.7 5.4 8.1 2.0 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.0
2016-17 D League Oklahoma City Blue 49 29.0 18.5 7.0 12.6 55.6% 0.0 0.3 15.4% 4.4 6.4 68.4% 3.1 4.9 7.9 2.3 0.8 1.3 2.5 3.2
2017-18 G League Oklahoma City Blue 10 31.9 23.3 9.4 16.0 58.8% 0.0 0.0 – 4.5 7.2 62.5% 5.2 4.8 10.0 3.0 0.3 1.1 3.1 2.8
2017-18 NBA Oklahoma City Thunder 31 5.2 1.8 0.7 1.3 56.4% 0.0 0.0 – 0.4 0.6 55.0% 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.9
2018-19 China Qingdao 45 35.1 23.3 9.2 14.7 62.4% 0.0 0.2 14.3% 4.9 8.0 61.6% 5.8 9.0 14.8 3.4 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.6
2019-20 China Qingdao 29 30.8 23.7 8.3 13.3 62.2% 0.0 0.1 0.0% 7.1 10.3 69.2% 4.8 9.8 14.5 3.0 1.0 1.6 2.1 3.6
2020-21 China Qingdao 42 23.9 21.2 7.9 12.3 64.3% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 5.4 9.9 54.3% 4.7 7.5 12.3 3.2 1.1 1.4 2.3 2.7
2021-22 China Qingdao 25 25.4 17.6 6.4 10.2 63.4% 0.0 0.1 0.0% 4.8 7.6 62.3% 3.5 7.6 11.1 3.6 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.5
2023-24 China Qingdao 11 10.0 5.3 1.7 3.9 44.2% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 1.8 3.8 47.6% 2.0 3.4 5.4 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.0
2025-26 China Zhejiang Golden Bulls 46 18.1 11.6 4.5 7.0 63.5% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 2.7 4.3 62.9% 2.9 4.7 7.6 2.4 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.5

Teams
DateTeam
2013 - 2015 Kentucky (NCAA)
July 2015 Oklahoma City Thunder (Summer League)
November 2015 - June 2016 Oklahoma City Blue (D League)
July 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder (Summer League)
November 2016 - June 2017 Oklahoma City Blue (D League)
July 2017 Oklahoma City Thunder (Summer League)
July 2017 - July 2018 Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
July 2018 Orlando Magic (NBA)
July 2018 - August 2018 Memphis Grizzlies (NBA)
September 2018 - present Qingdao (China)

Transactions
DateLeagueTransaction
2015 NBA Draft NBA Drafted 48th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder.
2nd November 2015 D League Designated as an allocated player by Oklahoma City Blue.
3rd November 2016 D League Designated as a returning player by Oklahoma City Blue.
22nd July 2017 NBA Signed a guaranteed two-year minimum salary contract with Oklahoma City Thunder.
11th January 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
13th January 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
16th January 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
17th January 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
21st January 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
26th January 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
10th February 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
11th February 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
23rd February 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
25th February 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
5th March 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
5th March 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
7th March 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
7th March 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
9th March 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
10th March 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
22nd March 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
23rd March 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
30th March 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
30th March 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
31st March 2018 G League Assigned by Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
1st April 2018 G League Recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder from Oklahoma City Blue of the G League.
20th July 2018 NBA Traded by Oklahoma City Thunder, along with cash, to Orlando Magic in exchange for Rodney Purvis.
23rd July 2018 NBA Traded by Orlando Magic, along with the draft rights to Tyler Harvey (#51, 2015), to Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Jarell Martin and cash.
31st August 2018 NBA Waived by Memphis Grizzlies.
10th September 2018 China Signed a one-year contract with Qingdao.

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How the Oklahoma City Thunder saved money - and whether they might have to save more

[...] Into that came some further salary dumping. Although he was set only to earn the second year minimum salary, third string centre Dakari Johnson (whose role last year had been that of very limited minutes spot starter as Grant and Patrick Patterson took the main reserve minutes, and who had surely lost any role at all with the acquisition of Nerlens Noel via free agency) was traded to Orlando for the unguaranteed salary of Rodney Purvis, who in turn yielded the partially guaranteed contract of Abdel Nader from Boston via another deal. Nader's contract is only $450,000 guaranteed this season until 1st September with an additional unguaranteed season, which, as explored in our look at Luol Deng's options, can be stretched if waived today (stretched over five years at $90,000 each, or, if his fourth year team option is exercised, $64,286 over seven) [...]
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2017 NBA Manifesto

Dakari Johnson - 48th pick, 2015
Much improved in his second D-League season and seems to have caught up slightly with the speed of the game while also developing his skills. May never crack a rotation but certainly a two-way contract candidate.
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