Seven-time All-Star swingman Joe Johnson will be returning to the BIG3 this summer for a second season with Ice Cube‘s 3-on-3 veteran league, Yahoo’s Chris Haynes reports (Twitter link).
Johnson, 38, is the reigning BIG3 league MVP. His team, the Triplets, won the BIG3 championship last summer, thanks in large part to Johnson’s sharpshooting heroics.
The 6’7″ wing out of Arkansas last saw some NBA heat this fall, where he was signed to the Pistons’ training camp roster after his stellar BIG3 performance. However, power forward Christian Wood beat him out for the team’s 15th and final roster spot heading into the season. Detroit waived Johnson in October.
In his 17 NBA seasons, Iso Joe played for solid playoff squads on the Celtics, Suns, Hawks, Nets, Heat, Jazz and Rockets. He holds a career slash line of 16.0 PPG/4.0 RPG/3.9 APG. He has converted 44.1% of his shots from the field, 37.1% of his 4.2 three-point attempts a night, and 80.2% from the charity stripe.
Neat
If I had to make a BIG3 team this year I’d have
Joe Johnson
Jamal Crawford
Zach Randolph
Roy Hibbert
Paul Peirce
Deron Williams
Peirce and Johnson would be the 2 way wings
Hibbert and Randolph the bruising bigs
Crawford and Williams the ball handling guards
End of the game line up Pierce Johnson and Hibbert
I saw a Roy Hibbert jersey on some dude in Waikiki, did a double take.
ISO Joe baybee. Woo Pig