Johan Petro

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Johan Petro

| image = Johan Petro 2009.jpg

| caption = Petro with the Denver Nuggets.

| height_ft = 7

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 247

| nationality = French

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|27}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 25

| draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2017

| career_number = 27, 10

| career_position = Center

| years1 = 2003–2005

| team1 = Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez

| years2 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}}

| team2 = Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder

| years3 = {{nbay|2009|full=y}}

| team3 = Denver Nuggets

| years4 = {{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}}

| team4 = New Jersey Nets

| years5 = {{nbay|2012|full=yes}}

| team5 = Atlanta Hawks

| years6 = 2013–2014

| team6 = Zhejiang Guangsha

| years7 = 2014

| team7 = Limoges CSP

| years8 = 2015

| team8 = Mets de Guaynabo

| years9 = 2016

| team9 = Leones de Ponce

| years10 = 2016

| team10 = Cangrejeros de Santurce

| years11 = 2017

| team11 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| highlights =

2× Pro A champion (2004, 2014)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCountry| {{bk|FRA}}}}

}}

Johan Petro (born January 27, 1986) is a French former professional basketball player of Guadeloupean descent.[http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Johan-Petro-NBA-Draft-Scouting-Report-2721/ Johan Petro NBA Draft Scouting Report] Draft Express, May 2005 He was selected by the Seattle 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

= Seattle SuperSonics (2005–2009) =

Petro was selected with the 25th pick of the first round of the 2005 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.

On March 30, 2007, Petro dropped a career high 22 points in a 120–93 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.{{Cite web|title=Memphis Grizzlies at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, March 30, 2007|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200703300SEA.html|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}

On March 5, 2008, Petro grabbed a career high 15 rebounds in a 106–118 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.{{Cite web|title=Seattle SuperSonics at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, March 5, 2008|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200803050MIL.html|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}

Unfortunately, the SuperSonics were not successful during this era as it was a stage of rebuilding the team after superstar Ray Allen left the team in 2007. Petro failed to make the playoffs with the SuperSonics, who later relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Oklahoma City Thunder in Petro's final season with the team during the 2008-2009 season.

= Denver Nuggets (2009–2010) =

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.{{cite web | title=Nuggets Acquire Petro from Thunder | url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nugs_acquire_petro_010709.html | work=NBA.com | date=2009-01-07 | access-date=2009-01-07}} The Nuggets declined Petro's team option, making him an unrestricted free agent. However, they resigned him on August 27, 2009.{{cite web | title=Nuggets Re-Sign Petro | url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_resign_petro.html | work=NBA.com | date=2009-08-27 | access-date=2009-08-28}} Petro was able to find team success with the Nuggets as Denver made the playoffs in 2009 and 2010 respectively. In the 2009 playoffs the Nuggets made it far, defeating the New Orleans Hornets and Dallas Mavericks in 5 games each in the first and second round, reaching the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1985. They faced the Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe Bryant, and fell to the Lakers in 6 games. That was the farthest Petro reached in the playoffs in his NBA career. The Nuggets reached the playoffs again in 2010 however they were disappointingly defeated in the first round by the Utah Jazz.

= New Jersey Nets (2010–2012) =

On July 10, 2010, the New Jersey Nets signed Petro to a three-year deal worth $10 million, reported by Yahoo! Sports.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-freeagentbuzz070910|title = Free-agent buzz: Felton to join Knicks}} Unfortunately the Nets were also facing a rebuild era just like with the SuperSonics/Thunder in the late 2000s, so Petro didn't reach the playoffs with the team.

On April 26, 2012, Petro scored the final ever points of the New Jersey Nets against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.{{cite news|title=The Newark Star Ledger|date=April 27, 2012}}

= Atlanta Hawks (2012–2013) =

On July 11, 2012, the Nets traded Petro, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, Anthony Morrow, and DeShawn Stevenson to the Atlanta Hawks for Joe Johnson.{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/2012_Offseason_Tracker.html#wallace | title=A Jolt of Joe for the Nets | publisher=Brooklyn Nets | date=July 11, 2012 | access-date=July 11, 2012 | author=Couch, Ben}}

=2013–present=

In August 2013, he agreed to a one-year deal with Zhejiang Guangsha.{{cite web|title=Johan Petro agreed to terms with Zhejiang Guangsha|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/world/asia/62103/johan-petro-agreed-to-terms-with-zhejiang-guangsha.html|publisher=Sportando.net|access-date=23 August 2013}} He left them in January 2014.{{cite news|title=Joahn Petro leaves Guangsha Lions|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/world/asia/71839/joahn-petro-leaves-guangsha-lions.html|access-date=17 January 2014|newspaper=Sportando.net}}

In February 2014, he returned to France and signed with Limoges CSP.{{cite news|title=Johan Petro officially signs with Limoges|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/73625/johan-petro-officially-signs-with-limoges.html|access-date=February 10, 2014|newspaper=Sportando.net}} In June 2014, Petro announced that he would halt his career indefinitely to seek treatment for his back in Florida.{{cite news|title=Johan Petro puts his career on hold to cure his back|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/122473/john-petro-puts-his-career-on-hold-to-cure-his-back.html|access-date=June 11, 2014|work=Sportando.com}}

On January 28, 2015, Petro signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/150298/mets-de-guaynabo-land-johan-petro.html Mets de Guaynabo land Johan Petro] On April 14, 2015, he was cut by the Puerto Rican club.[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/158380/mets-de-guaynabo-cut-johan-petro-to-make-room-for-mickael-pietrus.html Mets de Guaynabo cut Johan Petro to make room for Mickael Pietrus]

On February 2, 2016, he signed with Leones de Ponce.[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/189831/von-wafer-and-johan-petro-ink-with-leones-de-ponce.html Von Wafer and Johan Petro ink with Leones de Ponce] On February 24, 2017, Petro signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://siouxfalls.dleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-acquire-johan-petro-2/|title=SKYFORCE ACQUIRE JOHAN PETRO|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=February 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226140902/http://siouxfalls.dleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-acquire-johan-petro-2/|url-status=dead}} On March 23, 2017, he was waived by the Skyforce.{{cite web|url=http://siouxfalls.dleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-reacquire-jarnell-stokes/|title=SKYFORCE REACQUIRE JARNELL STOKES|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324092605/http://siouxfalls.dleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-reacquire-jarnell-stokes/|url-status=dead}}

National team career

Petro played with the senior men's French national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. With France, he won the gold medal at the 2013 EuroBasket.

NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

| align="left" | {{nbay|2005}}

| align="left" | Seattle

| 68 || 41 || 18.9 || .510 || .000 || .627 || 4.4 || .2 || .4 || .8 || 5.2

| align="left" | {{nbay|2006}}

| align="left" | Seattle

| 81 || 13 || 18.6 || .516 || .000 || .649 || 4.1 || .6 || .5 || .6 || 6.2

| align="left" | {{nbay|2007}}

| align="left" | Seattle

| 72 || 28 || 18.2 || .419 || .000 || .736 || 5.1 || .4 || .5 || .6 || 6.0

| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}

| align="left" | Oklahoma City

| 22 || 12 || 18.2 || .407 || .000 || .667 || 4.3 || .3 || .7 || .2 || 4.6

| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}

| align="left" | Denver

| 27 || 10 || 8.1 || .429 || .000 || .429 || 2.3 || .4 || .1 || .4 || 2.2

| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}

| align="left" | Denver

| 36 || 16 || 12.1 || .535 || .000 || .667 || 3.6 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 3.4

| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 77 || 1 || 11.6 || .445 || .000 || .536 || 2.8 || .6 || .4 || .4 || 3.5

| align="left" | {{nbay|2011}}

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 59 || 10 || 15.6 || .419 || 1.000 || .838 || 3.8 || .8 || .4 || .4 || 4.2

| align="left" | {{nbay|2012}}

| align="left" | Atlanta

| 31 || 8 || 11.4 || .436 || .250 || .917 || 3.6 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 3.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 473 || 139 || 15.4 || .462 || .154 || .678 || 3.9 || .5 || .4 || .5 || 4.7

=Playoffs=

| align="left" | 2009

| align="left" | Denver

| 10 || 0 || 2.6 || .222 || .000 || .625 || .6 || .1 || .0 || .1 || .9

| align="left" | 2010

| align="left" | Denver

| 6 || 1 || 7.5 || .545 || .000 || .500 || 1.8 || .2 || .2 || .5 || 2.2

| align="left" | 2013

| align="left" | Atlanta

| 6 || 4 || 16.8 || .519 || .000 || .500 || 3.7 || .7 || .2 || .7 || 4.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 22 || 5 || 7.8 || .468 || .000 || .583 || 1.8 || .3 || .1 || .4 || 2.3

=International stats=

Tournament	Games played	Points per game	Rebounds per game	Assists per game
class="wikitable"
2006 FIBA World Championship	style="text-align:center;" \| 7	style="text-align:center;" \| 3.6	style="text-align:center;" \| 2.1	style="text-align:center;" \| 0.7
2013 EuroBasket	style="text-align:center;" \| 10	style="text-align:center;" \| 3.5	style="text-align:center;" \| 2.3	style="text-align:center;" \| 0.2

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.johanpetro27.com}}
{{basketballstats|nba=101130|bbr=p/petrojo01}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131016051703/http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Johan_Petro/Zhejiang_Guangsha_Lions/41844 Asia-Basket.com Profile]
[http://www.interbasket.net/players/johan.htm Johan Petro Player Profile (InterBasket)]

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