Second chances are what you make of them, and Wesley Johnson has the opportunity to make his second go-round with the Los Angeles Lakers engender something other than disappointment and squandered expectations.
Four years removed from being a top-four pick with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Johnson enters 2014-15 enjoying unfamiliar stability.
Thrust into a starting role he clearly wasn't ready for as a rookie, Johnson soon went bust. The Timberwolves looked at him as a star, as a cornerstone, yet displayed little patience in bringing him along. Two years after joining them, he was gone in a haze of mislaid pressure, poor coaching and scant opportunity.
Little changed with the Phoenix Suns. Faith was scant and Johnson was stashed on the bench, his greatest fault being an inability to meet standards that never should have been in place.
On a Lakers team headlined by Kobe Bryant, there is no role confusion or risk of overwhelming responsibility. There is only clarity—constancy Johnson has not yet experienced.
And with that continuity comes the chance to right a career defined mostly by ...
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Los Angeles Lakers Offer Wesley Johnson Chance to Get NBA Career Back on Track
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