Johan Petro

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Johan Petro
Petro with the Denver Nuggets.
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1986-01-27) January 27, 1986 (age 38)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2005: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2005Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2005–2009Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
2009–2010Denver Nuggets
2010–2012New Jersey Nets
2012–2013Atlanta Hawks
2013–2014Zhejiang Guangsha
2014Limoges CSP
2015Mets de Guaynabo
2016Leones de Ponce
2016Cangrejeros de Santurce
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Pro A champion (2004, 2014)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2013 Slovenia National Team

Johan Petro (born January 27, 1986) is a French professional basketball player of Guadeloupean descent,[1] who last played for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He was selected by the SuperSonics with the 25th overall pick in 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 League title with Pau-Orthez. Petro has also represented the French national basketball team.

Professional career

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 three-year deal worth $10 million, reported by Yahoo! Sports.[4]

On April 26, 2012, Petro scored the final ever points of the New Jersey Nets against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.[5]

On July 11, 2012, the Nets traded Petro, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, Anthony Morrow, and DeShawn Stevenson to the Atlanta Hawks for Joe Johnson.[6]

2013–present

In August 2013, he agreed to a one-year deal with Zhejiang Guangsha.[7] He left them in January 2014.[8]

In February 2014, he returned to France and signed with Limoges CSP.[9] In June 2014, Petro announced that he will stop his career indefinitely to cure his back in Florida.[10]

On January 28, 2015, Petro signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[11] On April 14, 2015, he was cut by the Puerto Rican club.[12]

On February 2, 2016, he signed with Leones de Ponce.[13]

French national team

Petro played with the senior men's French national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He won the FIBA EuroBasket with the French team in 2013.

International stats

Tournament Games played Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game
2006 FIBA World Championship 7 3.6 2.1 0.7
2013 EuroBasket 10 3.5 2.3 0.2

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

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 .667 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
2011–12 New Jersey 59 10 15.6 .419 1.000 .838 3.8 .8 .4 .4 4.2
2012–13 Atlanta 31 8 11.4 .436 .250 .917 3.6 .5 .3 .3 3.5
Career 473 139 15.4 .462 .154 .678 3.9 .5 .4 .5 4.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Denver 10 0 2.6 .222 .000 .625 .6 .1 .0 .1 .9
2010 Denver 6 1 7.5 .545 .000 .500 1.8 .2 .2 .5 2.2
2013 Atlanta 6 4 16.8 .519 .000 .500 3.7 .7 .2 .7 4.8
Career 22 5 7.8 .468 .000 .583 1.8 .3 .1 .4 2.3

See also

References

  1. ^ Johan Petro NBA Draft Scouting Report Draft Express, May 2005
  2. ^ "Nuggets Acquire Petro from Thunder". NBA.com. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  3. ^ "Nuggets Re-Sign Petro". NBA.com. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  4. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-freeagentbuzz070910
  5. ^ "The Newark Star Ledger". April 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Couch, Ben (July 11, 2012). "A Jolt of Joe for the Nets". Brooklyn Nets. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "Johan Petro agreed to terms with Zhejiang Guangsha". Sportando.net. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Joahn Petro leaves Guangsha Lions". Sportando.net. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Johan Petro officially signs with Limoges". Sportando.net. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  10. ^ "Johan Petro puts his career on hold to cure his back". Sportando.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  11. ^ Mets de Guaynabo land Johan Petro
  12. ^ Mets de Guaynabo cut Johan Petro to make room for Mickael Pietrus
  13. ^ Von Wafer and Johan Petro ink with Leones de Ponce

External links

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