Linton Johnson
Encyclopedia
Linton Johnson III is an America
n professional basketball
player who is currently playing in Italy
for Air Avellino
.
After a four-year college career at Tulane University
, he began his professional career in 2003–04 as an undrafted free agent
playing 41 games including 20 starts for the Chicago Bulls
. He also played for the Phoenix Suns
, 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. The Suns did not renew his contract, and on March 27, 2008, Johnson signed another 10-day contract with the Toronto 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
.
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. 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. He was waived on October 28, 2009.
In August 2010 he signed with the Italian pro team Air Avellino
.
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago
| 41 || 20 || 17.9 || .355 || .212 || .595 || 4.5 || .7 || .9 || .8 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 2 || 0 || 7.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey
| 9 || 0 || 3.9 || .500 || .000 || .250 || .8 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 1.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| NO/Oklahoma City
| 27 || 7 || 18.1 || .403 || .361 || .739 || 4.3 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 5.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| NO/Oklahoma City
| 54 || 0 || 13.3 || .489 || .333 || .811 || 3.0 || .3 || .6 || .3 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 2 || 0 || 5.0 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix
| 6 || 0 || 8.8 || .500 || .500 || .000 || 2.2 || .5 || .0 || .2 || 2.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte
| 2 || 0 || 6.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago
| 8 || 0 || 5.3 || .364 || .500 || .000 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 1.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 151 || 27 || 14.0 || .416 || .305 || .699 || 3.3 || .4 || .6 || .4 || 3.9
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago
| 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.3
United States
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n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who is currently playing in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
for Air Avellino
S.S. Felice Scandone
S.S. Felice Scandone, also known by their sponsorship name of Sidigas Avellino, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Avellino, in southern Italy. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-History:...
.
After a four-year college career at Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
, he began his professional career in 2003–04 as an undrafted free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
playing 41 games including 20 starts for the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
. He also played for the Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
, San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
, New Jersey Nets
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, New Orleans Hornets and the Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
, with whom he signed a 10-day contract late in the 2007–08 season. The Suns did not renew his contract, and on March 27, 2008, Johnson signed another 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
. 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
Mickey Johnson
Wallace Edgar "Mickey" Johnson is a retired American NBA basketball player. A 6' 10" forward/center from tiny Aurora College, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the fourth round of the 1974 NBA Draft. The Blazers immediately traded Johnson to the Chicago Bulls, with whom he...
.
On March 11, 2009, Johnson was signed to the first of two 10-day contracts by the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
. It was his second stint with the Bulls. 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. He was waived on October 28, 2009.
In August 2010 he signed with the Italian pro team Air Avellino
S.S. Felice Scandone
S.S. Felice Scandone, also known by their sponsorship name of Sidigas Avellino, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Avellino, in southern Italy. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-History:...
.
Regular season
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
| 41 || 20 || 17.9 || .355 || .212 || .595 || 4.5 || .7 || .9 || .8 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
| 2 || 0 || 7.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || .0 || .5 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 9 || 0 || 3.9 || .500 || .000 || .250 || .8 || .2 || .2 || .0 || 1.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| NO/Oklahoma City
| 27 || 7 || 18.1 || .403 || .361 || .739 || 4.3 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 5.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| NO/Oklahoma City
| 54 || 0 || 13.3 || .489 || .333 || .811 || 3.0 || .3 || .6 || .3 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
| 2 || 0 || 5.0 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
| 6 || 0 || 8.8 || .500 || .500 || .000 || 2.2 || .5 || .0 || .2 || 2.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
| 2 || 0 || 6.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
| 8 || 0 || 5.3 || .364 || .500 || .000 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 1.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 151 || 27 || 14.0 || .416 || .305 || .699 || 3.3 || .4 || .6 || .4 || 3.9
Playoffs
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
2009 NBA Playoffs
The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...
| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
| 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.3