Affected by the new crown epidemic, all teams have a shortage of manpower, the game can not be stopped, the days must continue, the league has introduced a new policy, not only to cancel the restrictions on the number of two-way players to play, but also the league temporarily allows all teams to sign a replacement player for each player who triggers the agreement. If an NBA team appears on the list with two players testing positive, it can ask to sign a replacement player; if there are three players who test positive, it can ask to sign two replacement players, and so on. It also promoted a wave of player re-employment, Thomas Jr., Lance Stephenson, Brandon Knight and other familiar faces have returned to the game, these players are not surprising, they are only in their 30s and were NBA players a few years ago, but the Celtics announced the signing of this player is really surprising, he is the former Eagle King - Joe Johnson.
The team officially signed a 10-day short contract with guard Joe Johnson, and in the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Joe Johnson appeared in the green shirt no. 55, and in the last 29 seconds of the game, it was still the familiar flowing dry jumper, joe Johnson took the knife and hit a steady shot. It's hard to imagine that Joe Johnson on the court is 40 years old, he has maintained a very good shape over the years, although he has not appeared in the NBA for three years, but Joe Johnson has not given up basketball, he is still active on the other side of the court, in recent years Joe Johnson has been playing in the Big3 League, a "senior entertainment place" for retired NBA players, Joe Johnson is here Jordan, he is on the Big3 court, and he has won the MVP for two consecutive years.
In this senior entertainment bureau, Joe Johnson has played his singles ability to the fullest, which is what he has done best in his entire career, and many young fans are very confused when they see the Celtics sign Joe Johnson, they don't even know who the 40-year-old veteran is, and why he can still get the olive branch thrown by the team at the age of 40. Joe Johnson was selected by the Celtics with the 10th pick in the first round in 2001, which means that Joe Johnson is back to where his dream began 20 years ago, and after playing 48 games for the team in his rookie season, Joe Johnson was sent to the Suns. In the Suns' three consecutive seasons, Joe Johnson played 82 games, and a year of steady improvement in his performance, the score also increased from 9.6 points to 17.1 points. On August 20, 2005, the Hawks sent Dior and two future first-round picks, signing first and trading for Joe Johnson, which also opened Joe Johnson's best time.
In the 7 seasons with the Hawks, Joe Johnson led the Hawks back to the playoffs after 10 years, and he was also selected as an All-Star many times, and fans also called Joe Johnson the "Eagle King", but unfortunately Joe Johnson has not been able to lead the Hawks to a breakthrough, always falling in the second round of the playoffs. After that, Joe Johnson was traded to the Nets, and Joe Johnson in the Nets gradually began to decline, and as he grew older, Joe Johnson also began to drift away in order to chase the championship, joining the Heat, Jazz, Rockets, pistons, but unfortunately, a generation of Hawks could only leave the game without a crown. Joe Johnson last appeared in the NBA on April 8, 2018, wearing the No. 7 rocket jersey, since then Joe Johnson left the league, but in the Big3 League Joe Johnson completed the dream of winning the championship, tasted the taste of the championship, Joe Johnson is best known for his big heart and his low singles skills, he also got the name "singles Joe".
Joe Johnson is not like Nick Young who only has the basket in his eyes, his name is a compliment to his threatening low singles, Johnson's stature and strength are definitely the top presence in the shooting guard, in addition to having a precise mid-range, he also has the same skilled possession skills as the point guard, he is very good at combining his own advantages, he likes to eat shorter opponents in the low position, the effect is surprisingly good - 3-10 feet near the career shooting rate of up to 50.1%, as he ages, Johnson adopted a simpler and more brutal solution, directly facing the defender to pull out the jumper. Joe Johnson's outbursts aren't great, and his defense isn't at the top, but he tends to deliver a fatal blow at key moments, and he may not score 30 points per night, but he can deliver six assists while grabbing 20 points.
Joe Johnson has completed 8 whistle-blowing kills in his entire career, ranking second in history after Jordan's 9, ranking second in history, and if it is necessary to decide the winner or loser with the ball, then Joe Johnson is definitely a trustworthy player. Speaking about getting back in the league, Joe Johnson said: "It's fun to get cheers from the fans. They were shouting my name at the time – I was grateful to them. At this age, I will try to enjoy every moment, enjoy the process and live in the moment. "Or it's hard to see Joe Johnson after 10 days, but the veteran can come back and really surprise the fans, and this wave of operations directly fills the feelings, as if it is back to the era when the middle distance was king."
Maybe soon we may see more familiar figures, Ginobili will not prepare hall of fame speeches, back to the Spurs to teach these young people how to play, perhaps we are also likely to see Curry and Monta Ellis two people back on the home of the Warriors, maybe see the Lakers' weak interior line now, O'Neal may also return to the old business. Maybe there will be more and more familiar faces back on the field in the future, and Joe should not consider signing himself to make a second comeback.