Jaedyn Johnson
Jaedyn Johnson
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Paul Hernandez | Prep Hoops Scout
Johnson is coming off a successful freshman campaign that resulted in him playing a key role for the Panthers en route to the D2 State Title. Johnson played with Fresno Wildcats 15s that played on a few independent circuits, before a big month in June with the Panthers. Johnson came to the Prospect Preview looking to showcase his offensive skill development and shot creation capabilities, dropping 16 points to help his team get the win, as well as earning him a spot in the Top 30 All-Star Game, where he would put up 7 points. Johnson is known for his defensive prowess and lock-up on-ball perimeter defense, with active hands, timing, and lateral quickness to deflect passes, jump passing lanes, or poke the ball out, along with altering shots on the perimeter, and even showed he can hold-up against taller players at the Showcase, using his lower body strength and quick hands to dislodge the ball out. His defense has been something I expect to see when Johnson is on the floor, but it was his offensive skills that stole the show for me in his opening game. Johnson has tightened up the handles, keeps the dribble alive to probe the defense for openings to attack, uses the crossover combos, hesitation, spin-move, and fade-away to get space from his defender, with a good burst off the bounce to get to his spots, gets good lift on the middy with body control in the air, is effective with the jumper, and is a crafty scorer around the basket, using the spin-move, euro-step, and reverse lay-ups to score over height, or bully his way to the cup through contact. Johnson moves fluidly off the ball, gets to his shot spots, and can space the floor with the 3-ball off the catch.
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