Johan Petro

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Johan Petro
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Petro with the Denver Nuggets.
Personal information
Born (1986-01-27) January 27, 1986 (age 37)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career2003–2017
Position Center
Number27, 10
Career history
2003–2005 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2005–2009 Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
2009–2010 Denver Nuggets
2010–2012 New Jersey Nets
2012–2013 Atlanta Hawks
2013–2014 Zhejiang Guangsha
2014 Limoges CSP
2015 Mets de Guaynabo
2016 Leones de Ponce
2016 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Pro A champion (2004, 2014)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Slovenia

Johan Petro (born January 27, 1986) is a French former professional basketball player of Guadeloupean descent, [1] who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. He was selected by the SuperSonics with the 25th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft.

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He was a key member of the French junior national team and played at the INSEP. In 2004, he won the French League title with Pau-Orthez. Petro has also represented the French national basketball team.

Professional career

Seattle SuperSonics (2005–2009)

Petro was selected with the 25th pick of the first round of the 2005 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.

On March 30, 2007 Petro dropped a career high 22 points in a 120-93 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. [2]

On March 5, 2008 Petro grabbed a career high 15 rebounds in a 106-118 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. [3]

Unfortunately, the SuperSonics were not successful during this era as it was a stage of rebuilding the team after superstar Ray Allen left the team in 2007. Petro failed to make the playoffs with the SuperSonics, who later relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Oklahoma City Thunder in Petro's final season with the team during the 2008-2009 season.

Denver Nuggets (2009–2010)

On January 7, 2009, Petro was traded to the Denver Nuggets along with a 2009 second round pick in exchange for guard Chucky Atkins, a conditional 2009 first-round pick and cash considerations. [4] The Nuggets declined Petro's team option, making him an unrestricted free agent. However, they resigned him on August 27, 2009. [5] Petro was able to find team success with the Nuggets as Denver made the playoffs in 2009 and 2010 respectively. In the 2009 playoffs the Nuggets made it far, defeating the New Orleans Hornets and Dallas Mavericks in 5 games each in the first and second round, reaching the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1985. They faced the Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe Bryant, and fell to the Lakers in 6 games. That was the farthest Petro reached in the playoffs in his NBA career. The Nuggets reached the playoffs again in 2010 however they were disappointingly defeated in the first round by the Utah Jazz.

New Jersey Nets (2010–2012)

On July 10, 2010, the New Jersey Nets signed Petro to a three-year deal worth $10 million, reported by Yahoo! Sports . [6] Unfortunately the Nets were also facing a rebuild era just like with the SuperSonics/Thunder in the late 2000's, so Petro didn't reach the playoffs with the team.

On April 26, 2012, Petro scored the final ever points of the New Jersey Nets against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. [7]

Atlanta Hawks (2012–2013)

On July 11, 2012, the Nets traded Petro, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, Anthony Morrow, and DeShawn Stevenson to the Atlanta Hawks for Joe Johnson. [8]

2013–present

In August 2013, he agreed to a one-year deal with Zhejiang Guangsha. [9] He left them in January 2014. [10]

In February 2014, he returned to France and signed with Limoges CSP. [11] In June 2014, Petro announced that he would halt his career indefinitely to seek treatment for his back in Florida. [12]

On January 28, 2015, Petro signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. [13] On April 14, 2015, he was cut by the Puerto Rican club. [14]

On February 2, 2016, he signed with Leones de Ponce. [15] On February 24, 2017, Petro signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. [16] On March 23, 2017, he was waived by the Skyforce. [17]

National team career

Petro played with the senior men's French national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. With France, he won the gold medal at the 2013 EuroBasket.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06 Seattle 684118.9.510.000.6274.4.2.4.85.2
2006–07 Seattle 811318.6.516.000.6494.1.6.5.66.2
2007–08 Seattle 722818.2.419.000.7365.1.4.5.66.0
2008–09 Oklahoma City 221218.2.407.000.6674.3.3.7.24.6
2008–09 Denver 27108.1.429.000.4292.3.4.1.42.2
2009–10 Denver 361612.1.535.000.6673.6.4.3.43.4
2010–11 New Jersey 77111.6.445.000.5362.8.6.4.43.5
2011–12 New Jersey 591015.6.4191.000.8383.8.8.4.44.2
2012–13 Atlanta 31811.4.436.250.9173.6.5.3.33.5
Career47313915.4.462.154.6783.9.5.4.54.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009 Denver 1002.6.222.000.625.6.1.0.1.9
2010 Denver 617.5.545.000.5001.8.2.2.52.2
2013 Atlanta 6416.8.519.000.5003.7.7.2.74.8
Career2257.8.468.000.5831.8.3.1.42.3

International stats

TournamentGames playedPoints per gameRebounds per gameAssists per game
2006 FIBA World Championship 73.62.10.7
2013 EuroBasket 103.52.30.2

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References

  1. ↑ Johan Petro NBA Draft Scouting Report Draft Express, May 2005
  2. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, March 30, 2007". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Seattle SuperSonics at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, March 5, 2008". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Nuggets Acquire Petro from Thunder". NBA.com . 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Nuggets Re-Sign Petro". NBA.com . 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Free-agent buzz: Felton to join Knicks".
  7. ↑ "The Newark Star Ledger". April 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ Couch, Ben (July 11, 2012). "A Jolt of Joe for the Nets". Brooklyn Nets. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Johan Petro agreed to terms with Zhejiang Guangsha". Sportando.net. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Joahn Petro leaves Guangsha Lions". Sportando.net. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Johan Petro officially signs with Limoges". Sportando.net. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Johan Petro puts his career on hold to cure his back". Sportando.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ Mets de Guaynabo land Johan Petro
  14. ↑ Mets de Guaynabo cut Johan Petro to make room for Mickael Pietrus
  15. ↑ Von Wafer and Johan Petro ink with Leones de Ponce
  16. ↑ "SKYFORCE ACQUIRE JOHAN PETRO". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  17. ↑ "SKYFORCE REACQUIRE JARNELL STOKES". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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