Player Preview: David Johnson’s Road To The Six

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty ImagesThe Toronto Raptors selected Louisville sophomore guard David Johnson with the 47th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. That selection was the latter part of the Raptors’ back-to-back picks, giving the Raptors a couple of stabs at mining diamonds in the rough mid-second round.

At the time, the Raptors had already picked a couple of multi-positional playmakers in Scottie Barnes and Dalano Banton (46th Overall). The pressing need at the time was rim protection and scoring punch. With Sharife Cooper, Luka Garza, BJ Boston, and Sandro Maukelashvili still available, Masai and Bobby “zigged” with their 47th overall pick by selecting Johnson, when everyone else expected…