Linton Johnson III (born June 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He is married to a woman from Caserta,Linton Johnson, a Pistoia arriva il pivot intellettuale and has Italian citizenship.
Linton Johnson is the nephew of former NBA player Mickey Johnson.HORNETS: Behind the Numbers: Linton Johnson
Career After a four-year college career at Tulane University,Raptors sign forward Linton Johnson to 10-day contract 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 Phoenix Suns, with whom he signed a 10-day contract late in the 2007–08 season.Suns Notebook: Suns Can't Swing Deal at Deadline; Sign Free Agent Johnson 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.Magic Sign Almond, Johnson; Prepare for Camp He was waived on October 28, 2009.Magic waive reserve Johnson, trim roster to 13". USA Today. October 28, 2009. Retrieved on October 28, 2009.
In August 2010 he signed with the Italian pro team Air Avellino.Air Avellino signs Linton Johnson
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.
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.Pistoia parts ways with Linton Johnson
On March 18, 2016, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 Serie A season.Juvecaserta sign Linton Johnson
On October 19, 2016, he signed with Scafati Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Serie A2 season.LA GIVOVA SCAFATI FIRMA IL CENTRO LINTON JOHNSON Givova Scafati adds size with Linton Johnson On January 24, 2017, he left Scafati and returned to Juvecaserta Basket.Pasta Reggia Caserta sign Linton Johnson
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
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009 | 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 profile ACB.com profile