Lokomotiv-Kuban player Johnson cited a hand injury as the reason for his decision not to declare his candidacy for the NBA draft

Small forward of the Krasnodar club Lokomotiv-Kuban BJ Johnson has explained his decision to skip the 2017 NBA draft.

The American decided to apply for the draft in 2018, but no one chose him.

— You declined to enter the 2017 NBA draft, despite the fact that at the end of that season, the NCAA named you to the Big 5 team (the five oldest universities in Pennsylvania). Why did you make that decision?

—At that time, I had finished my third year and the NBA had just introduced a rule that third-year students could also participate in the draft, and then, if necessary, come back for an additional year to finish their studies. But shortly before the draft, I received a wrist injury and I decided to heal it properly, “Johnson told The Championship.

BJ Johnson, who spent last season at Parma, signed a contract with Lokomotiv Kuban in June.

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