LOS ANGELES — Just six years removed from earning Pac-12 freshman of the year and first team All-Pac-12 honors, Stanley Johnson found himself between hardcourt jobs. The former NBA Draft Lottery pick, who led an Elite Eight Arizona Wildcats team in scoring in 2015, saw his 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls expire in December 2021 before he could play a single game. But a few days later, his hometown team, the Los Angeles Lakers, offered Johnson a similar opportunity, and the 6-foot-6-inch forward seized the chance to play a new role and hopefully turn his career around.