Joe Marcus Johnson (born June 29, 1981) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBA). Nicknamed "Iso Joe", he played high school basketball for Little Rock Central High School and

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for the

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. After two years with Arkansas, he declared for the

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where he was drafted 10th overall by the

. Johnson is a seven-time NBA All-Star and has also played for the

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, Atlanta Hawks,

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, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz and

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, while having also represented the

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. While playing for the Hawks, he earned the nickname "Iso Joe" for his skills on isolation plays. He is one of 50 NBA players to score 20,000 career points.

Early life

Born in

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, Johnson was a member of the William E. Thrasher Boys & Girls Club as a youngster and attended Little Rock Central High School, a school that had produced other athletes including Baseball Hall of Famers

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and Bill Dickey, as well as football player Fred Williams and collegiate football coach Houston Nutt.

College career

In his freshman season at

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in 1999–2000, Johnson was named to the SEC All-Freshman team and SEC All-Tournament team after averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Johnson led Arkansas to the

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championship. In his sophomore season in 2000–01, Johnson was named to the All-SEC second team and SEC All-Tournament team, while also receiving honorable mention All-American honors. In 30 games, he averaged 14.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2001–2002)

Following his sophomore season at Arkansas, Johnson declared for the

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where he went on to be selected with the 10th overall pick by the

. Through the first half of the 2001–02 season, Johnson played 48 games for the Celtics and made 33 starts, as he averaged 6.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He was later traded to the

on February 20, 2002 along with Randy Brown,

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and a first-round pick in exchange for

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and

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Phoenix Suns (2002–2005)

Johnson became a force with Phoenix as he averaged 14.0 points per game in his three and a half seasons with the Suns, becoming a clutch three-point shooter as he averaged 39.3% from the three-point arc during his tenure with the Suns. During the 2004–05 campaign, Johnson and the Suns posted a 62–20 record. Johnson's three point accuracy improved dramatically between 2004 and 2005, shooting 30.5% on threes in 2004 and 47.8% in 2005, and shooting .556 in the 2005 playoffs. In the

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, Johnson required surgery to repair a left orbital bone fracture sustained following a dunk attempt against the

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in the second round. Johnson missed the remainder of the series against the Mavericks as well as the first two games of the Western Conference Finals against the

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. When he returned, Johnson wore a face mask for protection. The Suns fell to the eventual NBA champion Spurs, 4 games to 1.

Atlanta Hawks (2005–2012)

In the summer of 2005, Johnson became a highly touted restricted free agent and expressed a desire to leave the Suns to assume a larger role on the Atlanta Hawks. Johnson grew upset with Phoenix's initial offers to re-sign him feeling they were well below his market value. This rift eventually led to Johnson requesting the Suns not match Atlanta's $70 million offer. On August 19, 2005, a deal was finalized and Johnson was involved in a

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deal with the Hawks for future teammate Boris Diaw and two future first-round draft picks. In his first season as a Hawk, Johnson led Atlanta in several categories: points (20.2 per game), assists (6.5), steals (1.26), three-point field goals made (128) and minutes (40.7). He was one of only five players in the league to average at least 20 points and six assists in the 2005–06 season, along with

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, LeBron James and Gilbert Arenas. Johnson was also the only Hawk to play in all 82 games in 2005–06. Johnson scored a career-high 42 points on March 7, 2006 against the

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and recorded a career-high 17 assists on March 13, 2006 against the

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. He recorded his first career triple-double on February 1, 2006 with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against the

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. Johnson continued his development in the 2006–07 season, when he averaged 25.0 points, 4.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. His scoring average ranked ninth in the league. Johnson also shot a career-best 47.1% from the field and was subsequently named to the 2007 Eastern Conference All-Star team, replacing the injured Jason Kidd. In 2008, Johnson made the 2008 All-Star Game as a reserve. He also was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice during the season. Johnson averaged 21.7 points per game on the season, leading the Hawks to their first playoff appearance in nine years. In Game 4 of the Hawks' first-round matchup against the

, Johnson scored 35 points, including 20 in the 4th quarter, leading the Hawks to a 97–92 victory. Joe Johnson Mar-2012

Despite finishing with the worst record (37-45) among the 2008 NBA Playoffs contingent, the Hawks played very even with the heavily favored and eventual NBA champion

, taking the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed all the way to Game 7. The year marked a turning of the page for the Atlanta franchise, once considered among the least successful in pro sports. The following year, Johnson registered his second career triple-double on December 23, 2008 in a Hawks win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He eclipsed the 10,000-point plateau for his career with his first basket during a 110–107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on January 31, 2009, a bank shot assisted by

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. On March 19, 2010, Johnson hit a game-winning buzzer beater in overtime against the

. On July 8, 2010, Johnson re-signed with the Hawks to a six-year, $123.7 million contract, which, at the time, made him the NBA's highest-paid player. The signing occurred during one of the most star-studded free agency summers in league history, highlighted by LeBron James’ "Decision" TV special. Among others who signed high-profile deals were Chris Bosh,

, Amar'e Stoudemire, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Dirk Nowitzki.

Brooklyn Nets (2012–2016)

On July 11, 2012, Johnson was traded to the

in exchange for Jordan Farmar,

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, Jordan Williams,

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, DeShawn Stevenson and a 2013 first round draft pick. After a slow start to the 2012–13 season, Johnson began to pick up his play in December, with a 32-point game against the

on December 7 and a game-winning buzzer beater in double overtime against the Detroit Pistons on December 14. After scoring 33 points in a road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 2, he hit another game winner in double overtime two days later to beat the

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. In a 113–111 victory over the

on February 19, Johnson made the game-tying three-pointer with just under three seconds to go in regulation and went on to hit the game-winning pull-up jump shot in overtime. With this win, the Nets snapped a thirteen-game losing streak against the Bucks. The next game the Nets played, Johnson injured his left heel and was forced to miss three games. He made his return on March 1 against the

. On November 15, 2013, Johnson made his first game-winning basket of the season against the Phoenix Suns as he went in for a layup to give the Nets their first road win of the 2013–14 season. On December 16, 2013, Johnson recorded a career-high 10 three-pointers in a 130–94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. In the third quarter, Johnson scored 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field including 8-of-10 three-pointers. On January 2, 2014, after the Nets were down by sixteen points, Johnson made his second game-winning basket of the season to lead the Nets to a 95–93 win to give Oklahoma City Thunder its second home loss of the season. Johnson later earned his seventh All-Star game selection. Joe Johnson Brooklyn Nets

In just the second game of the 2014–15 season on November 1, Johnson scored a season-high 34 points on 14-of-23 shooting to help the Nets defeat the Detroit Pistons, 102-90. On February 25, in a game against the New Orleans Pelicans, he became just the seventh player in NBA history to record 18,000 career points and 1,600 career three-pointers made. On November 14, 2015, in a loss to the Golden State Warriors, Johnson appeared in his 1,072nd NBA regular season game, matching

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for 77th on the all-time list. On November 28, in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he extended his streak of making at least one field goal to 900 regular season games, the longest active streak. He extended that streak to 919 games on January 6, 2016 in a loss to the Toronto Raptors. Three days later, he hit two three-pointers against the Detroit Pistons, thus surpassing

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for 11th on the career three-pointers list. On January 24, in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, he became the 31st player in NBA history to reach 40,000 minutes. On February 5, he recorded season highs of 27 points and 11 assists in a 128–119 win over the Sacramento Kings. On February 8, he recorded 12 points and 8 assists against the Denver Nuggets, and hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Nets to a 105–104 win. In that game, he passed

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for 52nd place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. In the following game two days later, Johnson failed to score against the Memphis Grizzlies, going scoreless in a regular season game for the first time since December 6, 2003, ending the NBA's longest active streak with at least one field goal. He had a basket in 937 straight games. On February 25, Johnson was waived by the Nets in a buyout agreement.

Miami Heat (2016)

On February 27, 2016, Johnson signed with the Miami Heat. The next day, he made his debut and first start for the Heat in a 98–81 win over the New York Knicks, recording 12 points, three rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes. In his second game for the Heat on March 1 against the Chicago Bulls, Johnson scored 24 points and passed

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for 50th on the NBA's career scoring list. On March 12, he scored a season-high 28 points in a 112–104 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors. Johnson helped the Heat advance to the second round of the playoffs, where they were defeated 4–3 by the Raptors.

Utah Jazz (2016–2018)

On July 8, 2016, Johnson signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the Utah Jazz. He joined the Jazz with the intention being to come off the bench behind Gordon Hayward. But with an injury to Hayward during preseason, Johnson was thrust into the starting line-up in his absence. He made his debut for the Jazz in their season opener on October 25, scoring a team-high 29 points in a 113–104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. With Hayward's return to line-up on November 6 to face the

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, Johnson came off the bench for the first time since December 9, 2003. On February 8, 2017, Johnson highlighted a 27-point performance with six three-pointers on eight attempts in a 127–94 win over the

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. On April 15, 2017, Johnson scored a team-high 21 points off the bench and hit a game-winning floater at the buzzer to give the Jazz a 97–95 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Eight days later in Game 4, Johnson again paced the Jazz with 28 points off the bench to give them a 105–98 victory and tie the series with the Clippers at 2–2. The Jazz went on to eliminate the Clippers with a 104–91 victory in Game 7, closing out the first-round series 4–3 to earn the franchise's first postseason series victory since 2010. Johnson missed 21 games early in the 2017–18 season while dealing with a right wrist injury. On February 8, 2018, Johnson was acquired by the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade that involved the Jazz and the

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. Three days later, he was waived by the Kings before appearing in a game for them.

Houston Rockets (2018)

On February 14, 2018, Johnson signed with the

. He made his debut for the Rockets later that day, scoring nine points in 31 minutes off the bench in a 100–91 win over the Sacramento Kings.

BIG3 (2019–2022)

In March 2019, Johnson signed to play in the BIG3. On September 19, 2019, Johnson returned to the NBA, signing with the Detroit Pistons. He was later waived by the team on October 21, 2019, with final cuts looming. On August 27, 2019, Johnson was named BIG3 MVP. On September 1, 2019, he won his first BIG3 championship with the

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, defeating the Killer 3's. On September 4, 2021, Johnson won his second BIG3 MVP title. During the 2022 BIG3 regular season, Johnson retired at mid-season.

The Basketball Tournament (2020)

Johnson competed for

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, helping them to the semifinals. He was named to the All-Tournament team.

Return to the Celtics (2021–2022)

On December 22, 2021, Johnson signed a 10-day contract with the

to return to the franchise that drafted him after the team was granted a hardship exception. His appearance that same night against the

marked a 19-year, 305-day gap between his stints with the Celtics, which is the longest gap in NBA history. He also made his lone basket in that appearance, making him the second player along with Dirk Nowitzki to score a basket with the same team at the age of 20 and at the age of 40.

National team career

On March 5, 2006, Johnson was one of 23 NBA players named to the 2006–08

and played for the United States national team in the

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. He helped USA win the bronze medal by defeating

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in the third place game after a loss to

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in the semi-finals. In nine games, Johnson averaged 7.3 points. In February 2021, Johnson was selected to the 14-player roster for the final round of the

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. On February 19, he scored 11 points and had a team best plus-25 point differential in a 93–77 victory over the

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. On February 20, he had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks in a 96–75 victory against

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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, 11 , , 11 , , 39.0 , , .417 , , .353 , , .622 , , 4.5 , , 3.5 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 16.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

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, 11 , , 11 , , 40.0 , , .387 , , .220 , , .810 , , 5.1 , , 5.0 , , .9 , , .3 , , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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, 12 , , 12 , , 41.4 , , .439 , , .429 , , .810 , , 4.6 , , 3.3 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 18.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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, 7 , , 7 , , 38.7 , , .417 , , .256 , , .889 , , 3.1 , , 2.7 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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, 12 , , 12 , , 39.1 , , .533 , , .415 , , .837 , , 3.8 , , 2.9 , , .5 , , .3 , , 21.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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, 6 , , 6 , , 41.5 , , .362 , , .293 , , .792 , , 7.7 , , 4.8 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 16.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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Personal life

Johnson's mother, Diane, is a former state psychiatric hospital nurse. She raised her only son by herself in Little Rock, benefiting from the help of a close family that included her mother and brothers. She was diagnosed in 2008 with

multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone pain, an ...

, a rare and typically incurable cancer of bone marrow plasma cells. She died in 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Joe 1981 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Arkansas Big3 players Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players Brooklyn Nets players Houston Rockets players Little Rock Central High School alumni Miami Heat players National Basketball Association All-Stars Phoenix Suns players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas United States men's national basketball team players Utah Jazz players 2006 FIBA World Championship players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people American men's 3x3 basketball players

Early life

College career

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2001–2002)

Phoenix Suns (2002–2005)

Atlanta Hawks (2005–2012)

Brooklyn Nets (2012–2016)

Miami Heat (2016)

Utah Jazz (2016–2018)

Houston Rockets (2018)

BIG3 (2019–2022)

The Basketball Tournament (2020)

Return to the Celtics (2021–2022)

National team career

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Personal life

See also

References

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