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(MILWAUKEE BUCKS) – The Milwaukee Bucks have signed AJ Johnson and Tyler Smith. Selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Johnson spent the 2023-24 season with the Illawarra Hawks in Australia's National Basketball League as part of its Next Stars program. The 6-5 guard appeared in 26 games with the Hawks in his first professional season. A native of Fresno, California, Johnson, 19, was a four-star recruit in the 2023 class coming out of Southern California Academy before opting to participate in the NBL's Next Stars program. Selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Smith, a 6-9 forward, played in 43 games last season with NBA G League Ignite and averaged 13.7
