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Wesley Johnson

Wesley JaMarr Johnson

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: July 11, 1987 in Corsicana, Texas
High School: Corsicana in Corsicana, Texas
College: Syracuse University
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 2010 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 2010
Age: 25 years, 315 days ▪ Experience: 3 years

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 23 MIN NBA SG 79 63 2069 271 682 .397 103 289 .356 64 92 .696 51 189 240 148 58 54 95 163 709
2011-12 24 MIN NBA SF 65 64 1469 158 397 .398 53 169 .314 24 34 .706 24 153 177 59 35 48 60 115 393
2012-13 25 PHO NBA SF 50 21 953 161 396 .407 50 155 .323 27 35 .771 21 102 123 34 22 18 48 56 399
Career NBA 194 148 4491 590 1475 .400 206 613 .336 115 161 .714 96 444 540 241 115 120 203 334 1501

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 23 MIN NBA SG 79 63 26.2 3.4 8.6 .397 1.3 3.7 .356 0.8 1.2 .696 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.1 9.0
2011-12 24 MIN NBA SF 65 64 22.6 2.4 6.1 .398 0.8 2.6 .314 0.4 0.5 .706 0.4 2.4 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.8 6.0
2012-13 25 PHO NBA SF 50 21 19.1 3.2 7.9 .407 1.0 3.1 .323 0.5 0.7 .771 0.4 2.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.1 8.0
Career NBA 194 148 23.1 3.0 7.6 .400 1.1 3.2 .336 0.6 0.8 .714 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.7 7.7

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 23 MIN NBA SG 79 63 2069 4.7 11.9 .397 1.8 5.0 .356 1.1 1.6 .696 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.6 1.0 0.9 1.7 2.8 12.3
2011-12 24 MIN NBA SF 65 64 1469 3.9 9.7 .398 1.3 4.1 .314 0.6 0.8 .706 0.6 3.7 4.3 1.4 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.8 9.6
2012-13 25 PHO NBA SF 50 21 953 6.1 15.0 .407 1.9 5.9 .323 1.0 1.3 .771 0.8 3.9 4.6 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.8 2.1 15.1
Career NBA 194 148 4491 4.7 11.8 .400 1.7 4.9 .336 0.9 1.3 .714 0.8 3.6 4.3 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.6 2.7 12.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2010-11 23 MIN NBA SG 79 2069 10.2 .491 .473 2.7 10.4 6.4 11.0 1.4 2.0 11.6 16.8 101 112 0.4 0.9 1.3 .030
2011-12 24 MIN NBA SF 65 1469 8.0 .477 .465 1.8 11.6 6.7 6.4 1.2 2.3 12.7 14.3 93 107 -0.4 1.0 0.6 .021
2012-13 25 PHO NBA SF 50 953 10.3 .485 .470 2.5 12.4 7.3 5.9 1.2 1.4 10.4 21.4 93 110 -0.5 0.5 0.0 .000
Career NBA 194 4491 9.5 .485 .470 2.3 11.2 6.7 8.4 1.3 2.0 11.6 17.0 97 110 -0.4 2.4 1.9 .021

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Wesley Johnson 1.3 0.6 0.0
Calvin Garrett 92.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
Dickey Simpkins 89.5 1.2 0.7 0.1
Jerome Lane 89.3 1.2 0.6 0.1
Lou Tsioropoulos 87.8 1.4 0.7 0.0
Shawne Williams 87.7 1.4 0.7 0.0
Ben McDonald 86.4 1.3 0.7 0.2
Kenny Gattison 85.8 1.5 0.7 0.0
Greg Kelser 84.4 1.4 0.8 0.0
Alec Kessler 83.1 1.2 0.8 -0.1
Tom Workman 82.8 1.3 0.4 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Wesley Johnson 1.3 0.6 0.0
Bob McCann 91.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0
Lou Tsioropoulos 87.8 1.4 0.7 0.0
Joe Holland 82.8 1.2 0.6 0.2
Adrian Branch 79.4 1.5 0.7 0.0 -0.1
Patrick McFarland 78.8 1.3 0.7 0.4
Alec Kessler 78.3 1.2 0.8 0.1 -0.1
Mario Bennett 78.2 1.5 0.5 0.0 -0.1
Kevin Loder 77.8 1.5 0.9 0.1
Dennis Wuycik 77.1 1.4 0.9 -0.1
James Wilkes 76.6 1.1 0.8 0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2006-07 19 IOWAST 31 983 141 317 32 109 67 89 98 244 33 24 33 62 78 381 .445 .294 .753 31.7 12.3 7.9 1.1
2007-08 20 IOWAST 27 730 114 288 47 141 60 77 36 107 39 24 11 57 60 335 .396 .333 .779 27.0 12.4 4.0 1.4
2009-10 22 SYRACUSE 35 1224 207 412 51 123 112 145 75 299 78 58 64 81 72 577 .502 .415 .772 35.0 16.5 8.5 2.2
Career 93 2937 462 1017 130 373 239 311 209 650 150 106 108 200 210 1293 .454 .349 .768 31.6 13.9 7.0 1.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
2009-10 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
2010-11 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)

Transactions

June 24, 2010: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2010 NBA Draft.

July 27, 2012: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves with a future 1st round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns; the New Orleans Hornets traded a future 2nd round draft pick, a future 2nd round draft pick and a future 2nd round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the New Orleans Hornets traded Jerome Dyson and Brad Miller to the Phoenix Suns; and the Phoenix Suns traded Robin Lopez, Hakim Warrick and cash to the New Orleans Hornets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2010-11 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $3,726,600
2011-12 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $4,006,080
Career (may be incomplete) $7,732,680

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
Phoenix Suns $4,285,560
  • Signed July 13, 2010.
  • Team Option for 2012-13 was picked up on June 29, 2011.
  • Team Option for 2013-14 was not picked up.

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