Dakari Johnson Earns All-NBA D-League Honors
<p>Oklahoma City Blue center Dakari Johnson was selected to the 2016-17 All-NBA Development League First Team, it was announced today. </p>Tuesday, April 25th 2017, 4:41 pm
Oklahoma City Blue center Dakari Johnson was selected to the 2016-17 All-NBA Development League First Team, it was announced today.
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In 49 games (all starts) Johnson led the Blue to its first Southwest Division title, as he averaged a team-leading 18.5 points per game and ranked second on the team with 7.9 rebounds a game. He set career highs in points, assists (2.3), blocks (1.27) and field goal percentage (.557) in the regular season.
Congratulations Dakari Johnson of @okcblue! Named to All-@nbadleague 1st team.
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 25, 2017
He averaged 18.5ppg, 7.9rpg
Led Blue to best season ever. pic.twitter.com/jfrW8cai6F
His assists ranked first among all centers in the league and he contributed a career-high 13 double-doubles, while scoring in double figures 45 times.
The center was named Performer of the Week twice and was named the Player of the Month for November. He was also selected to the D-League All Star Game for the first time in his career.
Johnson is the first player in franchise history to be named to the First Team.
Other members of the 2016-17 All-NBA D-League First Team include Keith Benson (Sioux Falls), Vander Blue (Los Angeles), Quinn Cook (Canton) and Edy Tavares (Raptors 905).
-OKC Blue-
His assists ranked first among all centers in the league and he contributed a career-high 13 double-doubles, while scoring in double figures 45 times.
The center was named Performer of the Week twice and was named the Player of the Month for November. He was also selected to the D-League All Star Game for the first time in his career.
Johnson is the first player in franchise history to be named to the First Team.
Other members of the 2016-17 All-NBA D-League First Team include Keith Benson (Sioux Falls), Vander Blue (Los Angeles), Quinn Cook (Canton) and Edy Tavares (Raptors 905).
-OKC Blue-
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