Wesley Johnson, the first round 4 show that failed to fulfill his talent

Remember Wesley Johnson, a first-round No. 4 pick who failed to fulfill his talent.

Wesley Johnson, Wesley Johnson, 6-foot-7 (201 cm) tall, playing as a small forward (SF)/scoring guard (SG). He was born in July 1987 in Cosicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA. He was transferred to Syracuse University to produce. He was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the fourth pick in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He played for six teams, namely the Timberwolves, Suns, Lakers, Clippers, Pelicans and Wizards in his NBA career.

Wesley Johnson has excellent physical fitness, good bounce, strong athletic ability, and often performs dunks in fast attacks. He can also interfere with his opponent's shooting during defense with his excellent physical fitness and has a three-point shooting range. He has always worked diligently on the defensive end and is often arranged by the team to defend his opponent's number one scorer. Although he is limited by speed and strength and has limited ability to switch defense, he can play a certain role in defense with his arm span. However, Johnson's dribbling skills are poor, his ball-holding offensive ability is weak, his independent offensive ability is insufficient, his offense relies on his teammates to create opportunities, and it is difficult to create scoring opportunities through dribbling breakthroughs. He rarely kills the basket, his shooting stability is poor, his mid-range shooting is unstable, and his long-distance two-pointers and three-pointers are also average. In his nine seasons of NBA career, Wesley Johnson played 609 games in the regular season, including 334 starts, averaging 22.1 minutes per game, scoring 7.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.7 blocks. He played in a total of 9 games in the playoffs and did not get a starting chance. He averaged 9.8 minutes per game, scoring 1.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.4 blocks. As a No. 4 show, Wesley Johnson obviously failed to fulfill his talent, but he also had some good and impressive performances.

Local time in the United States, on March 18, 2011, in the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 98:106 away, Wesley Johnson started for 37 minutes, making 11 of 21 shots (including 3 of 11 three-pointers), and making 4 free throws, scoring the highest single-game 29 points in NBA career, plus 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block. On November 13, 2013, in the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets 99:111 away game, Wesley Johnson started for 32 minutes, scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, and sent out the highest 5 blocks in a single game in NBA career. On April 13, 2014, local time, in the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 90:102 at home, Wesley Johnson started for 40 minutes, scored 15 points, 4 assists and 1 steal, and captured the highest 15 rebounds in a single game in the NBA career. On April 3, 2015, in the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Portland Trail Blazers 77:107 at home, Wesley Johnson started for 38 minutes, scoring 11 points, 1 assist and 1 block, and capping the NBA career highest 15 rebounds.

In April 2019, Wesley Johnson was laid off by the Washington Wizards. He left the NBA and signed with the Greek League Panasinaks Basketball Club, and played for a season. He then bid farewell to the arena and officially announced his retirement in 2021. He was invited to join the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff to become a player development coach.