AJ Johnson

New Orleans Pelicans

SG6'5"160 lbage 212 yrs expFresno, CA

Western · Southwest · proj. 34-48 (▼1.7)

A wiry, ultra-athletic young guard still mostly a developmental project. There's no real NBA sample to rate yet, but the upside is in the speed, length and burst — a flier-type prospect on a team option who needs reps and strength before he carves out a rotation role.

No qualifying 2025-26 NBA stats yet — an NBA rating populates once he logs a full season.

Career

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons

4.9

PPG

1.5

RPG

1.6

APG

GAMES

Points 380Win Shares -1.3Starts 11Best season 2024-25 · 7.6 ppg

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Contract

2026-27

$3,237,120Team option

2% of the club’s payroll · 11th of 14 priced deals

Runs through2 seasons

Est. market value$4,029,349 /yr

Surplus+$792,229

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Jul 8
TRADEDAL→MEMOFFICIAL
Traded from Dallas Mavericks to Memphis Grizzlies
via @ShamsCharania, @TheSteinLine, @JakeLFischeron the wire →
Sep 8
TRADENOPOFFICIAL
Traded to New Orleans Pelicans
via @ShamsCharania, @TheSteinLine, @JakeLFischeron the wire →

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.