New Orleans really can’t afford to play someone else who doesn’t shoot the ball well, especially not a guard. Johnson has career shooting splits of 35.7/24.5/85.7. That high free-throw rate should suggest that he can eventually turn his shot around, but his only real efficient stretch was 20 games in the G League a few years ago when he shot 41.9% on 4.7 attempts a night. The volume has been there when he’s given chances at the NBA level, but the consistency has not.
