Johan Petro
Petro with the Denver Nuggets.
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 27, 1986 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2005 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2005–2009 | Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009–2010 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2010–2012 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2012–2013 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2013–2014 | Zhejiang Guangsha |
| 2014 | Limoges CSP |
| 2015 | Mets de Guaynabo |
| 2016 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2016 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
| 2017 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Johan Petro (born January 27, 1986) is a French professional basketball player of Guadeloupean descent, who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. 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.
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. The Nuggets declined Petro's team option, making him an unrestricted free agent. However, they resigned him on August 27, 2009.
On July 10, 2010, the New Jersey Nets signed Petro to a three-year deal worth $10 million, reported by Yahoo! Sports.
On April 26, 2012, Petro scored the final ever points of the New Jersey Nets against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.
On July 11, 2012, the Nets traded Petro, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, Anthony Morrow, and DeShawn Stevenson to the Atlanta Hawks for Joe Johnson.
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