I’ll keep this short. Keldon fills the stat sheet and demonstrates leadership and hustle. However, he is a liability on defense who consistently loses focus and misses rotations. He is inefficient as a top 3 offensive option, demonstrating terrible or rushed decision-making down the stretch. Best case scenario, he becomes an energy guy on a more mature Spurs roster 3 years down the line behind an experienced Sochan-Vassell-Wemby big three with Tre/or role players starting (maybe Branham continues to develop as an off-ball weapon), or he gets traded for some assets. For the Spurs to become competitive, his status with the team needs a big change.
Are we talking about Johnson here or someone else? He’s been the 2nd best playmaker outside of Jones, and his straight line drives are probably the 3rd most effective form of offense on the squad. He, Vassell and Wemby have been put in a position where there are negative floor spacers next to them, multiple defensive liabilities, and no advantage creators to be found.