Chaney Johnson, a 6’7” 3-and-D prospect who went from the Auburn Tigers Final Four team to the Cleveland Cavaliers G League team, has been signed to the Nets final two-way contract, both the Brooklyn and Long Island Nets announced via tweet …
Johnson, 23, played this season for the Cleveland Charge, the Cavaliers G League team, where in 16 games – eight starts — he averaged 12.6 points on 66/40/73 shooting splits. He also averaged 5.3 rebounds,
1.9 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.4 steals. He played in four games with the Cavaliers Summer League team in July as well on an Exhibit 10.
In the recently concluded G League Winter Showcase, he averaged 10.5 points and four rebounds and showed off his athleticism vs. the Portland Remix last weekend.
After a high school career in Alabaster, Alabama, Johnson enrolled at Division II Alabama/Huntsville where he excelled, getting his team to the Division II Sweet Sixteen before transferring to Auburn. He quickly became a favorite of Tigers legendary coach Bruce Pearl, winning a reputation as a hard-worker.
