On July 20th, Sam Presti made the conscious decision to hand a 16th guaranteed contract out (assuming Terrance Ferguson eventually signs). That contract went to Dakari Johnson in the form of a two year deal, reportedly for the league minimum at $2,128,226.
We here at Thunderous Intentions have been hypothesizing this move since the regular season. Johnson did everything he could as a developing 21-year old to earn this contract: he was the youngest D-League All Star as well as the youngest All D-League performer by a full year. Johnson was named the First Team center.