Linton Johnson III (born June 13, 1980) is an American professional

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player. He is married to a woman from

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, 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

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,Raptors sign forward Linton Johnson to 10-day contract
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playing 41 games including 20 starts for the Chicago Bulls. He also played for the

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, 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

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

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. 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

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Playoffs

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Notes

External links

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