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Joe Johnson • #55 • F
Ht/Wt:6'7", 240 lbs.
Born:Jun 29, 1981 (43 yrs) in Little Rock, AR
From:Arkansas
Experience:18 years
Drafted:Drafted by Boston in 2001 (1/10).
Movements & Injuries
2022
1/01/2022 10-day contract expired.
2021
12/22/2021 Signed by the Boston Celtics to a 10-day contract.
2019
10/21/2019 Waived by the Detroit Pistons.
9/12/2019 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Pistons to a one-year contract.
2018
3/09/2018 Missed 2 games (illness).
3/05/2018 Illness, day-to-day.
2/14/2018 Signed as a free agent by the Houston Rockets.
2/11/2018 Waived by the Sacramento Kings.
2/08/2018 Acquired from the Utah Jazz.
2017
12/15/2017 Missed 21 games (right wrist injury).
10/31/2017 Right wrist injury, sidelined indefinitely.
3/08/2017 Missed 3 games (left groin).
3/03/2017 Left groin, day-to-day.
2016
7/08/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Utah Jazz to a two-year contract.
2/27/2016 Signed as a free agent by the Miami Heat.
2/25/2016 Waived by the Brooklyn Nets.
2014
12/12/2014 Missed 2 games (flu).
12/08/2014 Flu, day-to-day.
4/19/2014 Missed the last regular season game (right calf injury).
4/16/2014 Right calf injury, day-to-day.
2/06/2014 Missed 1 game (right knee tendinitis).
2/03/2014 Right knee tendinitis, day-to-day.
2013
12/23/2013 Missed 1 game (personal reasons).
12/20/2013 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
4/17/2013 Missed 1 game (heel injury).
4/15/2013 Heel injury, day-to-day.
4/04/2013 Missed 5 games (right quad contusion).
3/24/2013 Right quad contusion, day-to-day.
3/01/2013 Missed 3 games (foot injury).
2/22/2013 Foot injury, day-to-day.
2012
7/11/2012 Acquired from the Atlanta Hawks.
3/09/2012 Missed 4 games (left knee tendinitis).
3/02/2012 Left knee tendinitis, day-to-day.
2/29/2012 Missed 2 games (left knee injury).
2/22/2012 Left knee injury, day-to-day.
2011
3/30/2011 Missed 1 game (thumb injury).
3/27/2011 Thumb injury, day-to-day.
2010
12/17/2010 Missed 9 games (elbow injury).
12/01/2010 Elbow injury, sidelined indefinitely.
7/08/2010 Re-signed as a unrestricted free agent by the Atlanta Hawks to a six-year contract.
4/09/2010 Missed 3 games (sprained right thumb).
4/03/2010 Sprained right thumb, day-to-day.
3/19/2010 Missed 2 games (achilles tendinitis).
3/16/2010 Achilles tendinitis, day-to-day.
2009
2/07/2009 Missed 2 games (viral infection).
2/04/2009 Viral infection, day-to-day.
2007
4/17/2007 Missed the last 21 games of the regular season (right calf injury).
4/10/2007 Right calf injury, remainder of the regular season.
3/07/2007 Right calf injury, inactive list.
2006
12/16/2006 Missed 4 games (strained right calf).
12/10/2006 Strained right calf, day-to-day.
2005
8/19/2005 Acquired from the Phoenix Suns.
5/28/2005 Missed the last 6 playoff games (fractured orbital bone).
5/12/2005 Fractured orbital bone, day-to-day.
2003
10/24/2003 Phoenix Suns picked up the fourth-year option on his contract.
2002
2/20/2002 Acquired from the Boston Celtics.
2001
6/23/2001 Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (10th overall) in 2001.
Career Transactions
2019
9/12/2019 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Pistons.
2018
2/14/2018 Signed as a free agent by the Houston Rockets.
2/08/2018 In a three-team trade, Cleveland Cavaliers acquired George Hill and the draft rights to Arturas Gudaitis from the Sacramento Kings and Rodney Hood from the Utah Jazz. Sacramento Kings acquired Iman Shumpert, a 2020 second-round pick, cash and the draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Joe Johnson from the Utah Jazz.. Utah Jazz acquired Jae Crowder, Derrick Rose and the right to swap second round-picks in 2024 from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2016
7/08/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Utah Jazz.
2/27/2016 Signed as a free agent by the Miami Heat.
2012
7/11/2012 Atlanta Hawks traded Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets for DeShawn Stevenson, Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, Johan Petro, Jordan Williams, a 2017 second-round draft pick and a 2013 first-round draft pick.
2005
8/19/2005 Phoenix Suns traded Joe Johnson to the Atlanta Hawks for Boris Diaw-Riffiod and two conditional first-round draft picks.
2002
2/20/2002 Boston Celtics traded Randy Brown, Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio and a conditional 2002 first-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers.
2001
6/27/2001 Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (10th overall) in 2001.
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