De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle are the first San Antonio Spurs credited for the team's play of late, including their success in the NBA Cup . After Dylan Harper and, perhaps, Luke Kornet and Harrison Barnes, even Julian Champagnie's name may be one that comes up before Keldon Johnson . But a star teammate isn't missing the opportunity to give the 26-year-old forward his flowers.

“I think he's gotta be in contention to be one of the 6th Men of the Year,” Fox declared of his fellow former Kentucky Wildcat.

Johnson is averaging 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He's putting up those numbers in 24 minutes per night on a young squad with the aforementioned firepower centered on Victor Wembanyama, who's been out since mid-November with injury.

“I think he's been one of the bes

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