Stanley Herbert Johnson Jr. (born May 29, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.
He played one season of college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats before being selected eighth overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2015 NBA draft.
He has also had stints in the NBA with the New Orleans Pelicans, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs.
[1] He scored 2,285 career points at Mater Dei, the third-highest mark in school history behind Taylor King (3,216) and Tom Lewis (2,456).
[10] On February 4, while starting at shooting guard in place of the injured Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Johnson scored a season-high 22 points in a 111–105 win over the New York Knicks.
[17] On February 7, 2019, Johnson was acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans in a three-team trade involving the Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks.
[18] On June 26, the Pelicans declined to extend a $4.5 million qualifying offer to Johnson, making him an unrestricted free agent.
[20] On August 12, 2020, Johnson hit his first ever game winning shot with 4.9 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2019–20 NBA season in Orlando.
On December 24, 2021, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with his hometown team, the Los Angeles Lakers, via the hardship exemption.
[30] On August 25, 2022, Johnson was traded, alongside Talen Horton-Tucker, to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Patrick Beverley.
[38] In February 2025, Johnson was granted permission to temporarily leave the team and return to the United States for family reasons.