Linton Johnson III (born June 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball player. He is married to a woman from Caserta, and has Italian citizenship. Linton Johnson is the nephew of former NBA player

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Career

After a four-year college career at Tulane University,Raptors sign forward Linton Johnson to 10-day contract
/ref> 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 Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and the

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, 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. 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. On July 9, 2013, he signed with Dinamo Sassari. He parted ways with them on January 22, 2014. Next day he signed with

Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first ...

. 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. On March 18, 2016, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 Serie A season. On October 19, 2016, he signed with Scafati Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Serie A2 season. On January 24, 2017, he left Scafati and returned to Juvecaserta Basket.Pasta Reggia Caserta sign Linton Johnson
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NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Chicago , 41 , , 20 , , 17.9 , , .355 , , .212 , , .595 , , 4.5 , , .7 , , .9 , , .8 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;", † , style="text-align:left;", San Antonio , 2 , , 0 , , 7.5 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Jersey , 9 , , 0 , , 3.9 , , .500 , , .000 , , .250 , , .8 , , .2 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans/Oklahoma City , 27 , , 7 , , 18.1 , , .403 , , .361 , , .739 , , 4.3 , , .4 , , .4 , , .4 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New Orleans/Oklahoma City , 54 , , 0 , , 13.3 , , .489 , , .333 , , .811 , , 3.0 , , .3 , , .6 , , .3 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 6 , , 0 , , 8.8 , , .500 , , .500 , , .000 , , 2.2 , , .5 , , .0 , , .2 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Toronto , 2 , , 0 , , 5.0 , , .400 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .5 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Charlotte , 2 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Chicago , 8 , , 0 , , 5.3 , , .364 , , .500 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 151 , , 27 , , 14.0 , , .416 , , .305 , , .699 , , 3.3 , , .4 , , .6 , , .4 , , 3.9

Playoffs

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, style="text-align:left;", Chicago , 3 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 3 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .500 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.3

Notes

External links

Italian League profileNBA.com profileACB.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Linton 1980 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Charlotte Bobcats players Chicago Bulls players Dinamo Sassari players Juvecaserta Basket players Liga ACB players Naturalised citizens of Italy New Jersey Nets players New Orleans Hornets players Pallacanestro Varese players Phoenix Suns players Pistoia Basket 2000 players Rockford Lightning players San Antonio Spurs players Saski Baskonia players Small forwards Toronto Raptors players Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players