INDIANAPOLIS – The second-year option on Indiana Pacers forward Alize Johnson has been fully guaranteed for the 2019-20 season, a league source told IndyStar on Sunday.

Johnson, the 50th pick in 2018, will make $1.4 million. His contract was guaranteed at about 50% if the Pacers decided to not pick up his deal in full by Monday. He would've become an unrestricted free agent.

Johnson appeared in just 14 games as a rookie, spending most of his time with the G League Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He was the Pacers' most productive player on their Las Vegas summer league team that wrapped up play this weekend going 1-3.

When he was drafted out of Missouri State, Johnson was expected to take a few years to develop. The move by the Pacers suggest they believe he has a chance to get there.

While he's undersized at power forward, Johnson's value is his motor. He's a rebounder who'd be best served in developing a face-up game on the offensive end to complement it.

Domantas Sabonis and T.J. Leaf will be ahead of him in the rotation. If coach Nate McMillan opts for smaller lineups — and he has the personnel to do that more this season — T.J. Warren would be, too.

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