MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks selected AJ Johnson in the first-round draft of the 2024 NBA draft.
Johnson is a California native who played most recently for the Illawarra Hawks of Australia's National Basketball League.
The 19-year-old Johnson is raw and will probably need time to work his way into an NBA rotation. The Bucks would love to see him follow a path set by Portland's Anfernee Simons, who was drafted 24th overall in 2018 and gradually developed into a prolific scorer.
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