Cedevita completed their roster, Chris Johnson coming to Zagreb

Chris Johnson spent four seasons playing at the renowned LSU University, where players like Shaquille O’Neal, Pete Maravich, Bob Pettit and Ben Simmons used to play. He gathered 78 NBA appearances so far with the teams like Boston, Portland, New Orleans and Minnesota. He had his best NBA season with the Timberwolves, for which he spent an average of 10 minutes on court in 30 games, averaging 3.9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block.

In 2011 Johnson was named the best defensive player of the season in the NBDL and was also a member of the All-Star team. He played for Aliaga Petkim, Turow, Santo Domingo, Zheijang Lions and Zheijang Golden Bulls, Turk Telekom and Capitanes de Arcibo during his colourful international career.

The last team of Johnson’s career so far was Chinese Anhui Wenyi, from where he is heading towards Zagreb.

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Cedevita kompletirala roster, stiže Chris Johnson

Cedevita je dogovorila suradnju s Chrisom Johnsonom, Amerikancem koji bi Cedeviti trebao pomoći na poziciji centra.

Johnson je četiri sezone igrao je na poznatom sveučilištu LSU, čije su boje svojevremeno branili i Shaquille O'Neal, Pete Maravich, Bob Pettit, a nedavno i Ben Simmons. U dosadašnjoj karijeri je skupio 78 NBA nastupa za momčadi poput Bostona, Portlanda, New Orleansa i Minnesotu. U Timberwolvesima je imao i statistički najbolje brojke u NBA-u. U 30 nastupa je prosječno bilježio 3,9 poena, 2 skoka i 1 blokadu za 10 minuta po utakmici.

2011. godine je Johnson u razvojnoj NBA ligi bio proglašen obrambenim igračem godine, a bio je i član All-Star momčadi. Što se pak tiče njegove internacionalne karijere, igrao je za tursku Aliagu Petkim, poljski Turow, dominikanski Santo Domingo, kineske klubove Zhejiang Lions i Zhejiang Golden Bulls, turski Turk Telekom te portorikanski klub Capitanes de Arecibo.

Posljednji angažman Johnson je imao ove godine u Kini, gdje je igrao za Anhui Wenyi odakle stiže u Zagreb.