Oklahoma City Blue's Dakari Johnson Named NBA D-League Player of the Month
December 2, 2016 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK- Oklahoma City Blue center Dakari Johnson today was named the NBA Development League Player of the Month for games played in November. The honor, the first of the 2016-17 season, is also the first of Johnson's NBA D-League career.
Johnson (7-0, Kentucky) led Oklahoma City to a 6-3 record behind averages of 19.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 blocked shots (tied for fourth in the NBA D-League). He scored at least 20 points in six games and tallied four point-rebound double-doubles.
On Nov. 26, he recorded 20 points (on 7-for-11 shooting from the field) to go with six rebounds and a career-high five blocks in a 107-104 victory over the Canton Charge. Johnson closed the month by scoring a career-high 28 points, grabbing a season-high-tying 11 rebounds and handing out a season-high five assists in a 117-108 loss to the Los Angeles D-Fenders on Nov. 29.
Other players who received consideration for the monthly award were Austin's Patricio Garino, Fort Wayne's Julyan Stone, Grand Rapids' Ray McCallum and Kevin Murphy, Los Angeles' Justin Harper, Maine's Jalen Jones, Westchester's Chasson Randle and Windy City's Spencer Dinwiddie.
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