AJ Johnson & The First Step Towards Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Second Act

What I’m about to write can be fairly characterized as an unadulterated mix of copium and hopium so potent that it may take me to another dimension: For the first time in years, the Milwaukee Bucks have taken a firm step towards Giannis Antetokounmpo’s long-term future.

Get your laughs out of the way now, then stay with me here.

I cannot pretend to know much about Johnson. In fact, I’m not sure many people have much on Johnson outside of the bonafide Draft Freaks. He’ll turn 20 this December, stands somewhere between 6’4” and 6’5”, weighs merely 167 pounds, and opted to head to Australia’s NBL rather than spend a season in the NCAA. While with the NBL’s Illawarra Hawks, he appeared in 26…