James Johnson (basketball player)

James Johnson
Player information
Full name	James Patrick Johnson
birthday	20th February 1987 (age 33)
place of birth	Cheyenne , Wyoming , United States
size	201 cm
position	Small forward / power forward
college	Wake Forest
NBA draft	2009 , 16th pick , Chicago Bulls
league	NBA
Jersey number	16
Clubs as active
2009–2011 Chicago Bulls 2011–2012 Toronto Raptors 2012–2013 Sacramento Kings 2013 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBDL) 2013–2014 Memphis Grizzlies 2014–2016 Toronto Raptors 2016–2020 Miami Heat Since 2020 Minnesota Timberwolves 00000 0

James Patrick Johnson (born February 20, 1987 in Cheyenne , Wyoming ) is an American basketball player who has been active in the NBA since 2009. At a height of 2.01 meters, it is used in both forward positions.

Career

High school and college

Johnson played for Cheyenne East High School in high school before moving to Wake Forest University . Even as a freshman , he led his team on both points and rebounds, which he succeeded in rebounds as well as a sophomore . In his last college season he achieved an average of 15.0 points and 8.5 rebounds. After the season, Johnson announced his participation in the 2009 NBA Draft.

NBA

Johnson was selected 16th by the Chicago Bulls in the 2009 NBA Draft . He played for the Bulls for two years before being transferred to the Toronto Raptors for a draft pick in February 2011 . In the Raptors Johnson developed into a key player and put in the 2011/12 season 9.1 points, 4.7  rebounds , 2.0  assists , as well as 1.2  steals and 1.4  blocks per game.

In the summer of 2012 he was transferred to the Sacramento Kings . However, he could not prevail in Sacramento, so that he was without a contract in the summer of 2013 .

After he did not receive a contract for the 2013/14 season , he switched to the development league (then NBA- D-League ) with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers .

In December 2013 Johnson was able to get a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies .

For the 2014/15 season he returned to the Toronto Raptors. He spent two seasons in Toronto before signing a contract with the Miami Heat on July 10, 2016 . He celebrated his best season there and achieved very good values ​​for a banker with 12.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.

Others

Johnson has a black belt in karate and was kickboxing world champion at the age of 17 and 18 . Johnson's father Willie was also world champion in kickboxing and also teaches numerous martial arts in his hometown.

Web links

Commons : James Johnson  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• James Johnson - player profile on NBA.com
• James Johnson - player profile on basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James Johnson Stats. Retrieved April 19, 2020 (English).