Nicholas Alexander Johnson (born December 22, 1992) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(CBA). He played

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for the Arizona Wildcats before being drafted 42nd overall by the Houston Rockets in the

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High school career

Johnson attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona from 2007 to 2009, before transferring to

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in Henderson, Nevada for his junior year. As a junior in 2009–10, he averaged 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as he led Findlay to a 32-2 record. In November 2010, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at the

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. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 24.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game as he led Findlay to a 28-4 record. He was ranked as the No. 40 overall prospect in the country and the No. 8 shooting guard by Rivals.com to go with a scout grade of 96 by ESPN.com. He went on to be named a Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first-team selection.

College career

In his freshman season at

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, Johnson was named to the 2012 Pac-12 All-Freshman team. In 35 games, he averaged 8.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 28.1 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors. At the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, he averaged a team-best 14.0 points to go with 4.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game. In 35 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals in 31.4 minutes per game. In his junior season, he earned first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive team honors, as well as being named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. He finished his career ranked 24th on UA's scoring list with 1,333 points. In 38 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 33.1 minutes per game. On April 15, 2014, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2014–2015)

On June 26, 2014, Johnson was selected with the 42nd overall pick in the

by the Houston Rockets. On July 25, 2014, he signed with the Rockets after averaging 12.5 points per game during the

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. During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the

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of the NBA Development League. On July 20, 2015, the Rockets traded Johnson,

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, a 2016 first-round draft pick, and cash considerations to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ty Lawson and a 2017 second-round draft pick. On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Nuggets after appearing in six preseason games.

Austin Spurs (2015–2016)

On December 28, 2015, Johnson was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. In 34 games for Austin in 2015–16, he averaged 10.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game. On September 8, 2016, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic, but was waived on October 22 after appearing in four preseason games.

Bayern Munich (2016–2017)

On October 29, 2016, Johnson signed with Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga till the end of the season.

Second Stint with Austin Spurs (2017–2019)

On November 2, 2017, Johnson was included in the 2017–18 opening night roster for

. He helped the

win the G League championship and was named the G League Finals MVP. He was signed by the

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and played four preseason games before being waived. On November 18, 2018, he was reacquired by the Austin Spurs.

Wisconsin Herd (2019)

On January 16, 2019, Johnson was acquired by the

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with returning right of

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and a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA G League Draft for

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Nanterre 92 (2019)

On March 22, 2019, Johnson signed with

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Türk Telekom (2019–2021)

On September 5, 2019, he signed with

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. Johnson averaged 11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on October 27, 2020.

Second Stint with Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)

On July 30, 2021, he has signed with

of the LNB Pro A.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Johnson's father, Joey, and his uncle, Dennis, are both former professional basketball players with the latter being a three-time NBA champion and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bio
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