Suns waiving Keon Johnson
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Phoenix Suns are planning to waive guard Keon Johnson to get the roster to 15 for opening night, sources tell ESPN. Johnson, 21, landed with Phoenix from Portland as part of the three-team trade with Milwaukee. He was the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
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Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
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Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The Phoenix Suns are planning to waive guard Keon Johnson to get the roster to 15 for opening night, sources tell ESPN. Johnson, 21, landed with Phoenix from Portland as part of the three-team trade with Milwaukee. He was the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. – 10:11 PM
The Phoenix Suns are planning to waive guard Keon Johnson to get the roster to 15 for opening night, sources tell ESPN. Johnson, 21, landed with Phoenix from Portland as part of the three-team trade with Milwaukee. He was the 21st overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. – 10:11 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Keon Johnson shooting FTs with Saben Lee, Yuta Watanabe and Grayson Allen.
#Suns have to have standard roster down to 15 by 2 p.m. PT Monday.
Waived Ish Wainright, who was picked up by Portland Trail Blazers.
That’s my oversight. #Suns #RipCity pic.twitter.com/BcFyDUuchZ – 4:13 PM
Keon Johnson shooting FTs with Saben Lee, Yuta Watanabe and Grayson Allen.
#Suns have to have standard roster down to 15 by 2 p.m. PT Monday.
Waived Ish Wainright, who was picked up by Portland Trail Blazers.
That’s my oversight. #Suns #RipCity pic.twitter.com/BcFyDUuchZ – 4:13 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Keon Johnson shooting FTs with Saben Lee, Yuta Watanabe and Grayson Allen.
#Suns have to have standard roster down to 15 by 2 p.m. PT Monday.
Waived Ish Wainright, but Frank Vogel said they’re ‘hopeful’ to bring him back.
It’d most likely be by two-way if that happens. #Suns pic.twitter.com/SAkuviLR8C – 3:56 PM
Keon Johnson shooting FTs with Saben Lee, Yuta Watanabe and Grayson Allen.
#Suns have to have standard roster down to 15 by 2 p.m. PT Monday.
Waived Ish Wainright, but Frank Vogel said they’re ‘hopeful’ to bring him back.
It’d most likely be by two-way if that happens. #Suns pic.twitter.com/SAkuviLR8C – 3:56 PM
More on this storyline
Here’s what made that delicate, though: If the deal fell apart, Horst didn’t want another team to know how far along these Blazers-Bucks talks had gotten. The Suns knew they were getting Portland’s Nurkic, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson in a three-team trade, but the Suns had to get one more asset to make this deal workable. In almost all cases, Cronin would’ve told Bartelstein that he was getting Milwaukee guard Grayson Allen, but Horst’s insistences on secrecy made this different. -via ESPN / September 30, 2023
The Suns, at this early juncture, are expected to waive Johnson and Ish Wainright, league sources told Yahoo Sports. -via Yahoo! Sports / September 27, 2023
Anil Gogna: DAMIAN LILLARD TRADE SUMMARY: MIL: Damian Lillard POR: Jrue, Ayton, Camara + 3 1sts (MIL) PHX: Nurkic, Grayson, Little, Johnson MIL has 1 open roster spot. POR has 3 open roster spots. PHX needs to cut 2 players. MIL is committed to Dame for 2-years more than Giannis is under contract for. Giannis can extend now, or see how the team performs and extend next year. POR will likely move 33-year-old Jrue Holiday for more assets. He’ll then have to wait 6-months before he can sign an extension. Everyone on their roster will then be under 30. PHX saved $18M in GTD salaries over 24/25 and 25/26 seasons. -via Twitter @AnilGognaNBA / September 27, 2023