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Dakari Johnson Earns All-Rookie Honors

April 29, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Oklahoma City Blue News Release


OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City Blue center Dakari Johnson was selected to the 2015-16 NBA Development League All-Rookie Team, it was announced Friday by the NBA D-League.

Johnson played in all 50 games (47 starts) in his first year out of Kentucky, averaging 12.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 blocks in 27.7 minutes. He ranked sixth in the NBADL in total offensive rebounds (136) and 14th in total rebounds (404). Johnson was the only NBADL rookie to finish the season with averages of over 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists.

The center totaled eight double-doubles and scored in double figures in 34 contests. Johnson helped anchor the Blue's rebounding efforts as Oklahoma City led the league in rebounding with 47.8 boards a game, including 13.3 on the offensive end.

Johnson was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round (No. 48 overall) of the 2015 NBA Draft and joined the Blue as an NBA draft rights player. This marks the third consecutive season that a Thunder draft pick has earned All-Rookie honors as a member of the Thunder's development team, joining Semaj Christon (2014-15) and Grant Jerrett (2013-14).

He is accompanied on the 2015-16 All-Rookie Team by Quinn Cook (Canton), Will Cummings (Rio Grande Valley), JJ O'Brien (Idaho) and Greg Whittington (Sioux Falls).

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