Recently, the NBA has a shortage of employees, and many veterans have returned to the league, including Thomas Jr., Ilyasova, Stephenson, etc., and now singles Joe is back! The Celtics used the 10-day difficulty exception to sign Joe Johnson! Singles Joe made his debut in the Green Army and Cavaliers, playing 2 minutes and scoring 2 points on 1-of-1 shooting.
Singles Joe said in an interview: "Although I have not given up on returning to the NBA, I have not held out much hope before. Green Army Detective Jaylen Brown said: "Joe Johnson is my idol, I grew up watching him play. As an opponent, Cavaliers guard Garland said: "I was only 6 months old when Joe Johnson was in the NBA draft. ”
At the 2001 draft, 20-year-old singles Joe was selected by the Green Army. Only this time he came back, and the jersey number changed from 31 to 55. Go around for 20 years and go back to where the dream began. Joe Johnson became the second in NBA history to score points on the same team at the age of 20 and 40. Who's the first one? Mavericks famous in Nowitzki!
Joe Johnson was the no. 10 pick in his first round in 2001, and before his rookie season was completed, he was sent to the Suns by the Green Army. In 2001–02, he played 48 games for the Green Army, averaging 6.3 points per game, and 29 regular season games for the Suns, averaging 9.6 points per game. Singles Joe was selected as the best rookie second team, and rookies such as Gasol, Parker and Battier were selected for the first team.
Next, Joe Johnson played 82 regular season games for three consecutive seasons at the Suns, averaging from 9.8 points to 16.7 points to 17.1 points per game, and he improved every year. In the summer of 2005, when Joe Singles signed for $70 million for five years and then switched to the Hawks, the Suns received Boris Dior + two first-round picks + $4.9 million in cash.
Looking at the deal now, it should be a win-win. Joe Johnson got a big contract, played a career best at the Eagles, was selected as an All-Star several times, and received the reputation of "Eagle King". The year after the deal was completed, Dior won the NBA's Most Improved Player Award at the Suns, making it the perfect puzzle piece for D'Antoni's running lineup.
In the 2005–06 season, only five players in the league could get at least 20 points and six assists, including singles Joe, four of whom were Iverson, Arenas, Wade and James. In 2006–07, Joe Johnson averaged 25 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, making him an All-Star game for the first time in his career.
From 2007 to 2012, he scored 20+ points for five consecutive seasons with the Hawks, was elected an All-Star for six consecutive seasons, and was named to the All-Team Third Team in the 2009-10 season. In 2012, Joe Johnson was traded by the Hawks to the Nets and was named an All-Star again in 2014. Singles Joe's career 8 whistle-blowing kills, tied with Kobe Bryant for second in NBA history, after Jordan's 9!
Joe Johnson said: "I feel like no one can defend me one-on-one at critical moments! One-on-one, no co-defense, no bag clips! Joe Johnson is not bragging, singles Joe and the contemporary Jordan nickname is exactly what the fans recognize him.