Johan Petro (born January 27, 1986, in Paris, France) is a French professional basketball player of Guadeloupean descent[1] who is playing for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. A 7'0", 247 lbs. center, Petro was selected by the Sonics in the first round (25th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. He was a key member of the French junior national team and played at the INSEP. In 2004, he won the French Championship title with Pau-Orthez.
Petro has also represented the French national basketball team many times.
[edit] NBA Career
On January 7, 2009, Petro was traded to the Denver Nuggets along with a 2009 second round pick in exchange for guard Chucky Atkins, a conditional 2009 first round pick and cash considerations.[2] The Nuggets declined Petro's team option, making him an unrestricted free agent. However, they resigned him on August 27, 2009.[3]
On July 10, 2010, the New Jersey Nets signed Petro to a 3 year deal worth 10 million dollars, reported by yahoo.com.
[edit] NBA career statistics
[edit] Regular season
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2005–06 |
Seattle |
68 |
41 |
18.9 |
.510 |
.000 |
.627 |
4.4 |
.2 |
.4 |
.8 |
5.2 |
| 2006–07 |
Seattle |
81 |
13 |
18.6 |
.516 |
.000 |
.649 |
4.1 |
.6 |
.5 |
.6 |
6.2 |
| 2007–08 |
Seattle |
72 |
28 |
18.2 |
.419 |
.000 |
.736 |
5.1 |
.4 |
.5 |
.6 |
6.0 |
| 2008–09 |
Oklahoma City |
22 |
12 |
18.2 |
.407 |
.000 |
.667 |
4.3 |
.3 |
.7 |
.2 |
4.6 |
| 2008–09 |
Denver |
27 |
10 |
8.1 |
.429 |
.000 |
.429 |
2.3 |
.4 |
.1 |
.4 |
2.2 |
| 2009–10 |
Denver |
36 |
16 |
12.1 |
.535 |
.000 |
.429 |
3.6 |
.4 |
.3 |
.4 |
3.4 |
| 2010–11 |
New Jersey |
77 |
1 |
11.6 |
.445 |
.000 |
.536 |
2.8 |
.6 |
.4 |
.4 |
3.5 |
| Career |
|
383 |
121 |
15.6 |
.470 |
.000 |
.650 |
3.9 |
.4 |
.4 |
.5 |
4.8 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 2008–09 |
Denver |
10 |
0 |
2.6 |
.222 |
.000 |
.625 |
.6 |
.1 |
.0 |
.1 |
.9 |
| 2009–10 |
Denver |
6 |
1 |
7.5 |
.545 |
.000 |
.500 |
1.8 |
.2 |
.2 |
.5 |
2.2 |
| Career |
|
16 |
1 |
4.4 |
.400 |
.000 |
.600 |
1.1 |
.1 |
.1 |
.2 |
1.4 |
[edit] See also
- ^ Johan Petro NBA Draft Scouting Report Draft Express, May 2005
- ^ "Nuggets Acquire Petro from Thunder". NBA.com. 2009-01-07. http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nugs_acquire_petro_010709.html. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ "Nuggets Re-Sign Petro". NBA.com. 2009-08-27. http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_resign_petro.html. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
[edit] External links
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Petro, Johan |
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| Date of birth |
January 27, 1986 |
| Place of birth |
Paris, France |
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