Keldon Johnson has emerged as one of the San Antonio Spurs’ best young players.
He finished last season averaging 15.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from three-point range in 69 games.
On Wednesday, Ty Jager of FWRD AXIS News It has been reported that Johnson will give his jersey number (3) to new Spurs goalkeeper Chris Paul.
Via Jager: “Keldon Johnson will wear No. 0 starting in the 2024-25 season after giving No. 3 to Chris Paul, according to source.
Johnson wore number 0 while playing for the Austin Spurs during his rookie season.
Keldon Johnson will wear No. 0 starting in the 2024-25 season after giving No. 3 to Chris Paul, according to the source.
Johnson wore number 0 while playing for the Austin Spurs during his rookie season. #Spurs pic.twitter.com/vgDSV3x9Ki
— Ty Jäger (@TheTyJager) September 4, 2024
Johnson also made a job on Instagram to make it official.
He captioned his post: “😤🙏🏽”
Many Spurs players reacted in the comments.
Devin Vassell: “New Era, we’re stuck at 0🖤”
Tre Jones: “Yeah 0”
Jeremy Sochan: “😈”
Julian Champagnie: “A real 💯”
Blake Wesley: “🥷🏽🥷🏽”
Sandro Mamukelashvili: “🖤🖤”
Spurs fans will be pleased to see that their young stars clearly have great chemistry (and support each other).
Additionally, Johnson made a nice gesture to one of the best point guards of all time (Chris Paul).
By San Antonio Express-News: “Keldon Johnson, the Spurs’ longest-tenured player, will move from his traditional No. 3 to No. 0 this season to accommodate All-Star newcomer Chris Paul.”
Keldon Johnson, the Spurs’ longest-tenured player, will move from his traditional No. 3 to No. 0 this season to accommodate All-Star newcomer Chris Paul. https://t.co/4tw7QnDLqX pic.twitter.com/yCN1PID5jk
— San Antonio Express-News (@ExpressNews) September 4, 2024
Johnson was the 29th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Kentucky.
He has played for Spurs in each of the previous five seasons.
His career averages are 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, while shooting 46.5 percent from the field and 35.8 percent from three-point range in 293 games.