The New Orleans Pelicans acquired Stanley Johnson and Jason Smith yesterday as a part of a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks that also included a myriad of future second round drafts picks for fan favorite Nikola Mirotic.
Lost amid Milwaukee adding another fine shooter and scorer to put around Giannis Antetokounmpo and the future prospects coming back to New Orleans is the arrival of a former first round pick in Stanley Johnson. Standing 6’7 and weighing roughly 245 pounds, Johnson possesses quite the solid frame for today’s modern NBA wing.