Johan Petro (born January 27, 1986) is a French former professional

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player of Guadeloupean descent. 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

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. On March 5, 2008, Petro grabbed a career high 15 rebounds in a 106–118 loss to the

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. Unfortunately, the SuperSonics were not successful during this era as it was a stage of rebuilding the team after superstar

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left the team in 2007. Petro failed to make the playoffs with the SuperSonics, who later relocated to Oklahoma City and became the

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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

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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. 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

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and

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in 5 games each in the first and second round, reaching the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1985. They faced the

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led by

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, 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

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New Jersey Nets (2010–2012)

On July 10, 2010, the

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signed Petro to a three-year deal worth $10 million, reported by ''

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''. 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

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Atlanta Hawks (2012–2013)

On July 11, 2012, the Nets traded Petro, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, Anthony Morrow, and DeShawn Stevenson to the

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for Joe Johnson.

2013–present

In August 2013, he agreed to a one-year deal with Zhejiang Guangsha. He left them in January 2014. In February 2014, he returned to France and signed with

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. In June 2014, Petro announced that he would halt his career indefinitely to seek treatment for his back in Florida. On January 28, 2015, Petro signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the

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. On April 14, 2015, he was cut by the Puerto Rican club. On February 2, 2016, he signed with Leones de Ponce. On February 24, 2017, Petro signed with the

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of the

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. On March 23, 2017, he was waived by the Skyforce.

National team career

Petro played with the senior men's French national basketball team at the

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. With France, he won the gold medal at the 2013 EuroBasket.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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International stats

References

External links

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Professional career

Seattle SuperSonics (2005–2009)

Denver Nuggets (2009–2010)

New Jersey Nets (2010–2012)

Atlanta Hawks (2012–2013)

2013–present

National team career

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

International stats

See also

References

External links