Isaac
Years ago
Local guard Sam Johns joins 36ers as dev player
Johns, 19 and 193cm, has clinched a development player role with the 2014 NBL runners-up and was elevated to a starter in a depleted Sixers team against Melbourne United for a trial game in Ballarat.Boti's story about Sam Johns
He scored Adelaide's first eight points without a miss, finished with 17 and had both coaches singing his praises.
"He was amazing," Adelaide coach Joey Wright said.
“It was like having another Gibbo (Olympian and captain Adam Gibson) on the floor.
“He played in the same fashion with his ability to be versatile — he defended bigs, he defended smalls and he has a real mature poise about him.”
Haven't seen him play, but he sounds like one of those types coaches love as they step up to any level they face and find smart ways to defend any position they have to.
