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Dakari Johnson Is a Per-36-Minute Beast

Fellow Thunder guy Dakari Johnson is another dude Russ, Melo, and PG-13 should consider giving some touches, because according to his per-36-minute numbers, the former Kentucky Wildcat has the potential to make some noise.

Admittedly, per-36-minute NBA stats can be silly, especially with Johnson's small sample size, but sometimes when doing deep number dives, silliness is acceptable. So let's get silly and see what the former G-Leaguer could theoretically do if given 36 minutes of burn.

Dakari Johnson - 2017-18 Avg. per 36 NBA Rank
Points 36.0 4
Rebounds 30.0 1
Assists 18.0 1
Blocks 12.0 1
Steals 6.0 3


This is all super-hypothetical, because here are his totals for the season:

Dakari Johnson Totals
Points 6
Rebounds 5
Assists 3
Blocks 2
Steals 1
Games 2
Minutes 6


But if the dude can do cool basketball things like this...



...why not give him some run?