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Wednesday / May 8.
  • Auburn adds Georgia transfer KD Johnson

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    For the third time this offseason, Georgia has lost a transfer to another SEC school.

    After point guard Sahvir Wheeler signed with Kentucky and guard Tye Fagan chose Ole Miss, KD Johnson committed Wednesday to Auburn.

    He also considered Wake Forest , Marquette, Utah, Creighton, Seton Hall, Western Kentucky and UAB.

    “I will be a combo guard and a play-maker who knows how to get my teammates involved,” he said.

    The 6-foot-1 freshman guard from Atlanta averaged 13.5 points in 22 minutes per game while shooting 38 percent from deep.

    Auburn also adds Class of 2021 power forward Jabari Smith and transfers Desi Sills (Arkansas), Walker Kessler (UNC), Wendell Green Jr. (Eastern Kentucky and Zep Jasper (College of Charleston).

    Bruce Pearl’s club lost freshman point guard Sharife Cooper to the NBA Draft but returns sophomore guard Allen Flanigan. Freshman forward JT Thor is testing the NBA Draft waters.

    “I think Auburn has the potential to win it all with the depth and talent they have,” Johnson said.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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