Linton Johnson

For the dub poet, see Linton Kwesi Johnson.

Linton Johnson

Free agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1980-06-13) June 13, 1980 (age 44) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Providence St. Mel (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Tulane (1998–2002)
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2003	Rockford Lightning
2003–2004	Chicago Bulls
2004–2005	San Antonio Spurs
2005–2006	New Jersey Nets
2006–2007	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
2007	Tau Ceramica
2008	Phoenix Suns
2008	Toronto Raptors
2008	Charlotte Bobcats
2009	Chicago Bulls
2010–2013	Scandone Avellino
2013–2014	Dinamo Sassari
2014	Pallacanestro Varese
2014–2015	Pistoia Basket 2000
2016	Juvecaserta Basket
2016–2017	Scafati Basket
2017	Juvecaserta Basket
2017–2018	San Nicola Basket Cedri
2018–2019	New Basket Caserta
2019–2021	Basket Club Irpinia
2021–Current	Step Back Caiazzo
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2005) Spanish Supercup champion (2007) Coppa Campania (2018)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Linton Johnson III (born June 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball player. He is married to a woman from Caserta, ^[1] and has Italian citizenship. ^[2]

Linton Johnson is the nephew of former NBA player Mickey Johnson. ^[3]

Career

After a four-year college career at Tulane University, ^[4] he began his professional career in 2003–04 as an undrafted ^[4] free agent playing 41 games including 20 starts for the Chicago Bulls. He also played for the Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and the Phoenix Suns, with whom he signed a 10-day contract late in the 2007–08 season. ^[5] The Suns did not renew his contract, and on March 27, 2008, Johnson signed another 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. ^[4] After the contract expired, Johnson re-signed with the Suns on April 16, 2008.

On March 11, 2009, Johnson was signed to the first of two 10-day contracts by the Chicago Bulls. It was his second stint with the Bulls. ^[6] He was signed for the remainder of the season after initially being released when his second 10-day contract expired. He was waived on July 30, 2009.

In September 2009, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic. ^[7] He was waived on October 28, 2009. ^{[8] [9]}

In August 2010 he signed with the Italian pro team Air Avellino. ^[10]

On July 9, 2013, he signed with Dinamo Sassari. ^[11] He parted ways with them on January 22, 2014. ^[12] Next day he signed with Pallacanestro Varese. ^[13]

In August 2014 he signed a one-year deal with the Italian team Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia. On January 22, 2015, he was released by Pistoia Basket. ^[14]

On March 18, 2016, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 Serie A season. ^[15]

On October 19, 2016, he signed with Scafati Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Serie A2 season. ^{[16] [17]} On January 24, 2017, he left Scafati and returned to Juvecaserta Basket. ^[18]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Chicago	41	20	17.9	.355	.212	.595	4.5	.7	.9	.8	4.2
2004–05†	San Antonio	2	0	7.5	.000	.000	.000	1.5	.0	.5	.0	.0
2005–06	New Jersey	9	0	3.9	.500	.000	.250	.8	.2	.2	.0	1.2
2005–06	New Orleans/Oklahoma City	27	7	18.1	.403	.361	.739	4.3	.4	.4	.4	5.3
2006–07	New Orleans/Oklahoma City	54	0	13.3	.489	.333	.811	3.0	.3	.6	.3	4.2
2007–08	Phoenix	6	0	8.8	.500	.500	.000	2.2	.5	.0	.2	2.5
2007–08	Toronto	2	0	5.0	.400	.000	1.000	.5	.5	.0	.0	3.0
2008–09	Charlotte	2	0	6.5	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2008–09	Chicago	8	0	5.3	.364	.500	.000	1.0	.3	.1	.0	1.1
Career		151	27	14.0	.416	.305	.699	3.3	.4	.6	.4	3.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009	Chicago	3	0	3.3	.500	.000	1.000	1.3	.3	.0	.0	1.3
Career		3	0	3.3	.500	.000	1.000	1.3	.3	.0	.0	1.3

Notes

1. Linton Johnson, a Pistoia arriva il pivot intellettuale
2. "TESSERATO LINTON JOHNSON - JuveCaserta Basket - Official Web Site". Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
3. HORNETS: Behind the Numbers: Linton Johnson
4. Raptors sign forward Linton Johnson to 10-day contract
5. Suns Notebook: Suns Can't Swing Deal at Deadline; Sign Free Agent Johnson Archived February 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
6. "Bulls bring back Johnson; forward on 10-day contract". Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
7. Magic Sign Almond, Johnson; Prepare for Camp
8. "Magic waive Johnson, have only 11 players for opener". NBA.com . Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
9. Magic waive reserve Johnson, trim roster to 13". USA Today. October 28, 2009. Retrieved on October 28, 2009.
10. Air Avellino signs Linton Johnson
11. "Dinamo Sassari announced Linton Johnson". Sportando.net. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
12. "Dinamo Sassari, Linton Johnson officially part ways". Sportando.net. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
13. "Cimberio Varese announced Linton Johnson". Sportando.net. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
14. Pistoia parts ways with Linton Johnson
15. Juvecaserta sign Linton Johnson
16. LA GIVOVA SCAFATI FIRMA IL CENTRO LINTON JOHNSON (in Italian)
17. Givova Scafati adds size with Linton Johnson
18. Pasta Reggia Caserta sign Linton Johnson

External links

• Italian League profile
• Career Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
• NBA.com profile
• ACB.com profile