Kevin Johnson appears to be a smaller point guard with decent stats all around, but believe me, this card plays incredibly higher than his ruby tier. He will dunk on pretty much anyone his way, practically walking on air on his way towards the rim. This card is a must-have.

Bought for: 8,500 MT

Strengths:

Dunking: Let's start with the obvious. This card can absolutely punch the basketball better than anyone. 95 Contact and Driving Dunk with solid 85 tendencies. I was worried about him being blocked every time because he is not that tall at all (6'1 but looks smaller) but I guarantee you he will posterize any card no matter how good their defense is (of course he will be blocked sometimes, just like every card).

Finishing: Great inside finisher. Driving Layups are nearly cash every time with very glitchy animations. Tons of and ones. Just don't try to back anyone down with KJ in the post obviously.

Shooting: Very above-average shooter, nothing spectacular obviously seen through his ratings and lack of badges, however, KJ has a quick money release that's easy to time and he can make defenders pay often from deep and almost every time from mid.

Playmaking: One of the fastest cards I have ever used, a blur in the open floor and on the fast break. Pick and roll is money every time. You will constantly punish your opponent with KJ's amazing blow-by animation into insane dunks. Fantastic passer, pretty good dribble moves, but has an annoying crossover.

Weaknesses:

Rebounding: Not very tall, nor does he even have a good rating to help that cause, will grab you one or two if lucky.

Defense: Very "eh" defender. 88 steal is pretty good, will get some good animations but generally will not help you defensively at all. No badges to help the case either.

Recommended Strategy: Best way to use this card is cheesing the pick and roll. Call for a screen and then either follow the play to lead for an easy bucket for a big man (he has pnr maestro) or cut the opposite way of the screen to fake out the defender and I guarantee KJ will levitate for a dunk or layup.

Use if: "You want an athletic playmaking point guard" <--- What he/she said

Don't use if: You want a Curry-type shooter or a lockdown defender like Payton. He's a budget D-Rose/Westbrook.

Bottom Line: Very good for his price although he is decently expensive for a ruby. A must-have for a budget-starter or bench piece.