Pro career 2003–present Weight 112 kg Listed weight 247 lb (112 kg) Height 2.13 m | Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Role Basketball player Nationality French Name Johan Petro Salary 3.25 million USD (2012) | |
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NBA draft 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall Siblings Axelle Petro, Marjorie Petro Similar People Mickael Pietrus, Mike Budenholzer, Lionel Hollins, Andrew Bogut, Jason Kidd | ||
Johan Petro D
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.
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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.
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NBA career
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.
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 Limoges CSP. 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 Baloncesto Superior Nacional. 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 Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. On March 23, 2017, he was waived by the Skyforce.
French national team
Petro played with the senior men's French national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He won the FIBA EuroBasket with the French team in 2013.