Orlando offered incumbent back-up Keyon Dooling a two-year, $3.8 million contract recently -- an offer Dooling called "ridiculous" and "insulting." In today's market, Dooling's definitely worth more. Plenty of teams have good chunks of their mid-level left, and Dooling should be able to snag at least $3 million for next year. Bully for him. Johnson, though ... this is about the high end of his range this summer, as dude turns 34 before next season begins. As AJ was never particularly potent at his peak in the first place, this is a bit of a stretch for Orlando.
Johnson split time starting for Atlanta and subbing for Sacramento last year. His defense is simply atrocious at this point; it's not his fault, but Stan Van Gundy doesn't care and it's difficult to imagine many minutes in critical games for such a limited defender. On offense, he'll (try to) limit mistakes and maybe hit a three now and then. And he's certainly able to deliver both alley-oops and designer stained glass to Dwight Howard. This might work out, but don't expect much big-picture impact.
