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WATCH: Keon Johnson, Jaden Springer Light Up NBA Summer League Action

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Fresh out of the first round of the NBA Draft in July, former Tennessee players Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer have already started their NBA highlight reel. In the draft, Johnson was selected by the New York Knicks and then immediately traded to the Clippers. Meanwhile, Jaden Springer was taken in the first round by […]

Johnson Signs With Clippers

Keon Johnson

Former Tennessee guard Keon Johnson signed with the L.A. Clippers this weekend after the New York Knicks selected Johnson on behalf of the Clippers with the 21st pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. Johnson became the highest drafted Tennessee basketball player since the Charlotte Bobcats selected Tobias Harris with the 19th pick in the 2011 […]

Springer Talks Joining Former Vol In Philly

The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Tennessee guard Jaden Springer with the 28th pick in last week’s NBA Draft. Springer joined fellow freshman Keon Johnson— 21st pick— in being selected in the first round. The draft marked the second time ever Tennessee had two players selected in the first round. In Philadelphia, Springer joins Tennessee basketball’s last […]

Keon Johnson Talks Kawhi Leonard, Expectations for the Clippers, and More

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Just seven hours before the 2021 NBA Draft, Keon Johnson was asked who he models his game after in the NBA. His answer? Los Angeles Clippers guard Kawhi Leonard. “On the defensive end, [Leonard] can defend multiple positions,” Johnsaid said in a Twitter post by the NBA. “And on the offensive end, he can score […]

Philadelphia 76ers Select Jaden Springer In First Round

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Tennessee guard Jaden Springer with the 28th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft Thursday. Springer joins former Vol Keon Johnson as Tennessee’s first one-and-done prospects since 2011 when Tobias Harris was drafted in the first round after one season in Knoxville. The Charlotte, North Carolina native earned Freshman All SEC honors […]

Tennessee Guard Headed To Los Angeles Clippers

The New York Knicks selected Tennessee guard Keon Johnson with the No. 21 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and traded the Tennessee native to the Los Angeles Clippers. Johnson, as well as guard Jaden Springer, is Tennessee’s first one-and-done prospect since Tobias Harris in 2011. As a freshman, Johnson averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds […]

NBA Draft 2021: Johnson, Springer With Last Minute Mock Draft Movement

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As the NBA Draft quickly approaches on Thursday evening, multiple former Tennessee players, including Keon Johnson, Jaden Springer, and Yves Pons are eagerly waiting for their names to be called. But when will that happen exactly? That’s the key question. Currently, Johnson is slated as a first-round pick in most mock drafts, with Springer bouncing […]

Johnson Invited To Green Room For NBA Draft

Former Tennessee basketball guard Keon Johnson received an invite to the NBA Draft Green Room, Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reported Thursday. The Green Room is the NBA Draft prospects that the league invites to attend the draft on site— this year in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. In past years the NBA has invited around 20 […]

WATCH: Keon Johnson Knocks Down Three After Three in Pre NBA Draft Workout

Keon Johnson NBA Draft

NBA Draft combine record-breaker Keon Johnson, Tennessee Basketball’s freshman phenom in 2020, looked absolutely locked in from three-point range during a recent workout before the NBA Draft. In a video posted to Twitter by Mike Schmitz of ESPN, Johnson is seen going through a number of shooting drills. And in the video, Johnson seemingly can […]

Latest NBA Mock Draft Has Tennessee With Multiple First Round Picks

Both Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer, former guards on the 2020 Tennessee basketball team, are projected to be first-round draft picks in the upcoming NBA Draft according to a recent mock draft. Although, one is projected to be much more likely than the other. The Mock Draft 3.0 done by Jason McIntyre of FOX Sports […]