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Who gains without Johnson

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Sat 3 of 5 games; played 54 games last season.

Likely strong evidenceLean some evidenceWorth watching a tip, not a promise
  • Bryce HopkinsLeanStarted both games Johnson missed (about 25 minutes), but Jones also sat.
  • Trevon BrazileWorth watchingFirst forward off the bench: 6.6 rebounds in about 23 minutes a game (5 games); not starting yet.
Someone else out too? Sit two or more and see who gains
10 games without Johnson, 53 with him (2025-26 regular season, only games Murray, Jokić and Hardaway played).

With Johnson out, Spencer Jones played 29 minutes a game instead of 18 and put up 20 fantasy points instead of 12 (7 games).

Peyton Watson, who went from 25 to 36 minutes in these games last season, is now with CLE. Newcomer DeMar DeRozan could pick up those minutes: he played about 11 of 24 first-half minutes in 4 preseason games.

Big numbers are per game without him; “was” is with him, counting only games the teammate played. “Shots” is field-goal attempts. Fewer than 5 games is marked as a small sample.

Spencer JonesLeanF · without him in 7 games
+7.8fantasy pts
Min
29
was 18
Fant
20.0
was 12.2
Pts
7.7
was 4.8
Shots
4.6
was 3.7
3PM
1.9
was 0.6
Reb
4.0
was 2.9
Ast
1.0
was 0.8
Stl+Blk
2.3
was 1.0
Jamal MurrayG · without him in 10 games
+4.7fantasy pts
Min
38
was 35
Fant
46.0
was 41.3
Pts
27.8
was 24.4
Shots
20.8
was 17.2
3PM
3.9
was 3.3
Reb
4.0
was 4.5
Ast
8.6
was 6.6
Stl+Blk
1.1
was 1.2

This preseason: about 17 of 24 first-half minutes in 4 games, started all 4.

Julian StrawtherLeanG · without him in 10 games
+4.7fantasy pts
Min
19
was 13
Fant
14.7
was 10.0
Pts
8.8
was 6.1
Shots
5.7
was 5.1
3PM
1.2
was 1.0
Reb
2.6
was 1.6
Ast
1.3
was 0.8
Stl+Blk
0.6
was 0.4

This preseason: about 10 of 24 first-half minutes in 4 games.

Zeke NnajiF-C · without him in 7 games
−0.2fantasy pts
Min
7
was 8
Fant
4.4
was 4.7
Pts
2.3
was 1.6
Shots
1.4
was 1.4
3PM
0.3
was 0.1
Reb
1.1
was 1.5
Ast
0.1
was 0.3
Stl+Blk
0.3
was 0.4

This preseason: about 4 of 24 first-half minutes in 4 games.

Nikola JokićC · without him in 10 games
−4.6fantasy pts
Min
34
was 35
Fant
58.7
was 63.2
Pts
28.9
was 27.5
Shots
16.4
was 17.8
3PM
1.5
was 1.8
Reb
12.6
was 13.0
Ast
9.1
was 11.2
Stl+Blk
1.7
was 2.4

This preseason: about 17 of 24 first-half minutes in 5 games, started all 5.

DaRon Holmes IIF · without him in 3 gamessmall sample
−0.1fantasy pts
Min
4
was 3
Fant
3.9
was 4.0
Pts
2.7
was 3.3
Shots
0.7
was 1.6
3PM
0.0
was 0.6
Reb
1.0
was 0.9
Ast
0.0
was 0.1
Stl+Blk
0.0
was 0.0

This preseason: mostly second-half minutes so far (4 games), when the starters sit.

Christian BraunG · without him in 4 gamessmall sample
−5.2fantasy pts
Min
35
was 32
Fant
20.2
was 25.4
Pts
9.5
was 13.1
Shots
7.8
was 9.3
3PM
0.8
was 1.1
Reb
4.5
was 4.9
Ast
4.0
was 2.8
Stl+Blk
0.0
was 1.1

This preseason: about 15 of 24 first-half minutes in 5 games, started all 5.

New this season

DeMar DeRozan (G-F): about 11 of 24 first-half minutes in 4 preseason games. No games with this team last season, so no numbers without Johnson yet.

Fantasy points: points + 1.2 per rebound + 1.5 per assist + 3 per steal + 3 per block − 1 per turnover.