{"id":33853,"date":"2025-04-06T23:22:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T23:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=33853"},"modified":"2025-04-06T23:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T23:22:18","slug":"good-news-bad-news-lsu-star-flaujae-johnson-officially-makes-wnba-draft-decision-find-out-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=33853","title":{"rendered":"Good News, Bad News: LSU Star Flau&#8217;jae Johnson Officially Makes WNBA Draft Decision&#8230;..find out more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Good News, Bad News: LSU Star Flau&#8217;jae Johnson Officially Makes WNBA Draft Decision&#8230;..find out more <\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**Good News:** LSU standout Flau&#8217;jae Johnson has announced she will return for her senior season, opting out of the 2025 WNBA Draft. At just 21 years old, Johnson has already made a significant mark in college basketball. Last season, she was a first-team All-SEC and third-team All-American, averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. Her leadership helped LSU make a deep run into the NCAA tournament, reaching the Elite Eight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**Bad News:** While Johnson&#8217;s decision to stay in college offers LSU fans another year of her talents, it means she won&#8217;t be joining the WNBA just yet. This also means the league will have to wait longer for a player of her caliber to hit the professional scene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond basketball, Johnson is thriving in the NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) space, earning $1.5 million from endorsements with companies like Powerade, Puma, and Amazon. This financial success and the rise of the WNBA&#8217;s future financial opportunities, with new collective bargaining agreements and broadcasting deals, likely influenced her decision to stay in college for now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s return to LSU will certainly be exciting for the Tigers, but fans will have to wait for her WNBA debut.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good News, Bad News: LSU Star Flau&#8217;jae Johnson Officially Makes WNBA Draft Decision&#8230;..find out more &nbsp; **Good News:** LSU standout Flau&#8217;jae Johnson has announced she will return for her senior season, opting out of the 2025 WNBA Draft. At just 21 years old, Johnson has already made a significant mark in college basketball. 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