KEON JOHNSON #45
Brooklyn Nets
Shooting Guard
Salary: $2,349,578
Cap Hit: $2,349,578
Years of Service 
: 4
: 42025-26 Year of Service Earned : No
: NoBORN: Mar 10, 2002
BIRTHPLACE: Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States
NATIONALITY:
United States
United StatesHEIGHT:
6'3"
191cmWEIGHT:
185lbs
84kgAGE: 23
SHOOTS: Right
AGENT DETAILS
Agency:CAA Basketball
Primary Agent:Austin Brown
Secondary Agent:Aaron Mintz
Secondary Agent:Dave Spahn
SUMMARY▴▾
Keon Johnson's salary is $2,349,578 for the 2025-26 season. He is a 23 year old shooting guard who was born on Mar 10, 2002. He was drafted 21st overall by the LA Clippers in the 1st round of the 2021 draft. He has signed 3 contracts worth a total value of $17,589,257. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2025-26 season when he is 24 years old. He is represented by the agents Austin Brown, Aaron Mintz and Dave Spahn of CAA Basketball.
Bird Rights: Bird (QVFA) [2026 projection]
CURRENT CONTRACT
VETERAN CONTRACT
COMPARE THIS CONTRACTSIGNED BY: Sean Marks
AGENT: Austin Brown · CAA Basketball
BIRD RIGHTS: 
→
→: 1 - 2 years
: $4,512,184
: $2,434,220 (54%)
: UFA
AAV
: $2,256,092
: $2,256,092Cap % : 2.00
: 2.00: SalarySwish
Keon Johnson signed a 1-2 year, $4,512,184 contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Jul 21, 2024. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,162,606 to $2,349,578.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $2,162,606 | $2,162,606 | $2,162,606 (250k→700k) (700k→2.16M) | $0 | $0 | ||
| 2025-26 | Team | $2,349,578 | $2,349,578 (+9%) | $271,614 | $0 | $0 | |
| TOTAL | $4,512,184 | $4,512,184 | $2,434,220 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2026-27: $2,475,074
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2024-25: Increase from $250,000 to $700,000 (+$450,000) if the player is not waived prior to the first regular season game [Requirements Met]
2024-25: Increase from $700,000 to $2,162,606 (+$1,462,606) if player is not waived before Jan 10, 2025 [Requirements Met]
2025-26: $271,614 Team Option [Decision Pending]
2025-26: Increase from $271,614 to $760,520 (+$488,906) if the player is not waived prior to the first regular season game [Decision Pending]
2025-26: Increase from $760,520 to $2,349,578 (+$1,589,058) if player is not waived [Decision Pending]
CONTRACT HISTORY
: 2 - 4 years
: $12,517,291
: $7,843,000 (63%)
: UFA (Waived)
AAV: $3,129,323
: $3,129,323Cap % : 2.00
: 2.00: 
LAC
LAC: Rookie Exception
: August 6, 2021
: SalarySwish
Keon Johnson signed a 2-4 year, $12,517,291 contract with the LA Clippers on Aug 6, 2021. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,553,240 to $4,474,291.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | $2,553,240 | $2,453,240 | $2,453,240 | $100,000 | $0 | ||
| 2022-23 | $2,681,040 | $2,581,040 (+5%) | $2,581,040 | $100,000 | $0 | ||
| 2023-24 W | Team | Yes (Oct 6, 2022) | $2,808,720 | $2,808,720 (+9%) | $2,808,720 (0→2.81M) | $0 | $0 |
| 2024-25 W | Team | No (Oct 23, 2023) | $4,474,291 | $4,474,291 (+68%) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOTAL | $12,517,291 | $12,317,291 | $7,843,000 | $200,000 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2024-25: $35,147,000
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2023-24: $2,808,720 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2024-25: $4,474,291 Team Option [Requirements Unmet]
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning
WAIVED: This contract was waived (
PHX - Oct 23, 2023)
PHX - Oct 23, 2023)DEAD CAP: This contract is a source of dead cap, refer to the Dead Cap section below for details
TWO-WAY CONTRACT (REST OF SEASON)
COMPARE THIS CONTRACTSIGNED BY: Sean Marks
AGENT: Austin Brown · CAA Basketball
BIRD RIGHTS: 
→
→: 1 year
: $559,782
: $0 (0%)
: UFA
AAV: $559,782
: $559,782Cap % : 0.00
: 0.00: BKN
BKN: Two-Way
: November 1, 2023
: SalarySwish
Keon Johnson signed a 1 year, $559,782 contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Nov 1, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $0.
| Season | Option | Option Used | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Guaranteed | Likely Inctv. | Unlikely Inctv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $0 | $559,782 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| TOTAL | $0 | $559,782 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cap Hold 2024-25: $1,862,265
DEAD CAP
TYPE: WAIVERS
TEAM: Phoenix Suns
Phoenix SunsLENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $2,808,720
DATE: October 23, 2023
| SEASON | BASE SALARY | CAP HIT | |
| 2023-24 | $2,808,720 | $2,808,720 |
SALARY PROGRESSION
CAREER STATS
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| Season | Type | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Regular |  Portland Trail Blazers | 22 | 12 | 562 | 214 | 221 | 79 | 35.7 | 89 | 31 | 34.8 | 30 | 25 | 83.3 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 63 | 21 | 10 | |
| Regular | LA Clippers | 15 | 0 | 135 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 33.3 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular | Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 0 | 416 | 189 | 178 | 67 | 37.6 | 81 | 28 | 34.6 | 41 | 27 | 65.9 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 59 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2023-24 | Regular | Brooklyn Nets | 5 | 0 | 61 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024-25 | Regular | Brooklyn Nets | 79 | 56 | 1925 | 839 | 779 | 303 | 38.9 | 401 | 126 | 31.4 | 139 | 107 | 77.0 | 63 | 234 | 297 | 175 | 82 | 30 | |
| 2021-22 | Regular | Portland Trail Blazers | 22 | 12 | 25.5 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 35.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 34.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 83.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Regular | LA Clippers | 15 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 27.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 76.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ||
| 2022-23 | Regular | Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 0 | 10.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 37.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 34.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 65.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| 2023-24 | Regular | Brooklyn Nets | 5 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 91.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| 2024-25 | Regular | Brooklyn Nets | 79 | 56 | 24.4 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 38.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 31.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 77.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
SalarySwish
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