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Syracuse Basketball: Dior Johnson is likened to NBA star De’Aaron Fox

Dior Johnson, Syracuse basketball (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

The praise from national analysts continues to pour in for Syracuse basketball 2022 commit Dior Johnson.

Syracuse basketball 2022 commit Dior Johnson is one of the most prolific and creative scorers in all of high-school hoops, according to a national analyst, and he’s also getting compared to a terrific NBA star.

The 6-foot-3 Johnson, a five-star point guard who is No. 3 in the latest national rankings from 247Sports, recently enrolled at Corona Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., for his junior season after leaving the Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va.