- Linton Johnson
infobox NBA Player
name = Linton Johnson
position =Small forward
number =
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8
weight_lbs = 205
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1980|6|13
birth_place =Chicago ,Illinois
college = Tulane
league = NBA
team =Washington Wizards
draft = Undrafted
draft_year =
career_start = 2003
career_end =
former_teams =Chicago Bulls (2003–2004)San Antonio Spurs (2004–2005)New Jersey Nets (2005)
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2005–2007)Toronto Raptors (2008)Phoenix Suns (2008)Linton Johnson III (born
June 13 1980 inChicago ,Illinois ) is an American professionalbasketball player with theWashington Wizards of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He is known as a tough defender, aggressive rebounder and an impressive athlete but he lacks offensive intensity. [http://www.hoopshype.com/players/linton_johnson.htm HoopsHype - NBA Players - Linton Johnson] ]After a four-year college career at
Tulane University [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/wires/03/27/2030.ap.bkn.raptors.johnson.0168/ Raptors sign forward Linton Johnson to 10-day contract] ] , he began his professional career in 2003-04 as an undraftedfree agent playing 41 games including 20 starts for theChicago Bulls . He also played for thePhoenix Suns ,San Antonio Spurs ,New Jersey Nets , New Orleans Hornets and thePhoenix Suns , with whom he signed a 10-day contract late in the 2007-08 season. [ [http://www.nba.com/suns/news/tribune_notebook_080222 Suns Notebook: Suns Can’t Swing Deal at Deadline; Sign Free Agent Johnson] ] The Suns did not renew his contract, and on March 27, 2008, Johnson signed another 10-day contract with theToronto Raptors . After the contract expired, Johnson re-signed with the Suns on April 16, 2008.Linton Johnson is the nephew of former NBA player
Mickey Johnson . [ [http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/behind_the_numbers.html HORNETS: Behind the Numbers: Linton Johnson] ]NBA career statistics
Regular season
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Chicago
41 || 20 || 17.9 || .355 || .212 || .595 || 4.5 || .7 || .9 || .8 || 4.2
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | San Antonio
2 || 0 || 7.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | New Jersey
9 || 0 || 3.9 || .500 || .000 || .250 || .8 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 1.2
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | New Orleans/Oklahoma City
27 || 7 || 18.1 || .403 || .361 || .739 || 4.3 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 5.3
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | New Orleans/Oklahoma City
54 || 0 || 13.3 || .489 || .333 || .811 || 3.0 || .3 || .6 || .3 || 4.2
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Toronto
2 || 0 || 5.0 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 3.0
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Phoenix
6 || 0 || 8.8 || .500 || .500 || .000 || 2.2 || .5 || .0 || .2 || 2.5
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
141 || 27 || 14.6 || .417 || .301 || .699 || 3.4 || .4 || .6 || .4 || 4.1
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External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsli01.html Career Stats at Basketball-Reference.com]
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/linton_johnson/ NBA.com Playerfile]
* [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BEW ACB.com Profile]
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