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Report: Ex-Cat Dakari Johnson gets guaranteed 2-year deal with Thunder

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Oklahoma City Thunder's Dakari Johnson (44) drives around New York Knicks' Marshall Plumlee ( 40) during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 3, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Oklahoma City Thunder's Dakari Johnson (44) drives around New York Knicks' Marshall Plumlee ( 40) during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 3, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) John Raoux AP

Former University of Kentucky basketball player Dakari Johnson will sign a guaranteed two-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, TheVertical.com reported Thursday night.

The 7-foot, 255-pound Johnson, a second-round pick in the 2015 draft, was an NBA Development League All-Star last season when he averaged 18.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 49 games. In two seasons in the G-League, he has averaged 15.4 points, 8 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

Johnson, a former Sayre student, turned pro in April 2015 after his sophomore season at UK. In 78 career college games, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds.

This story was originally published July 20, 2017 at 8:47 PM with the headline "Report: Ex-Cat Dakari Johnson gets guaranteed 2-year deal with Thunder."

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