Bucks Select AJ Johnson No. 23 Overall at 2024 NBA Draft

Johnson is a California native who played most recently for the Illawarra Hawks of Australia's National Basketball League.

June 27, 2024

The Associated Press,

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.