By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Panathinaikos OPAP announced the addition of Wesley Johnson, confirming the earlier reports.
Per Panathinaikos:
Panathinaikos BC OPAP announces the one-year agreement with Wesley Johnson.
Wesley JaMarr Johnson, who was born in July 11, 1987, played college basketball for Syracuse University and Iowa State University. He was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
In high school, he averaged 15.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.3 blocks as a senior at Corsicana High School. He was a first-team all-district pick in 2004 and 2005. He also played for the Dallas Mustangs AAU team.
As a freshman at Iowa State, Johnson was named to the Big 12 all-Rookie team and earned honorable mention freshman All-America honors after averaging 12.3 points and 7.9 rebounds, starting 30 of 31 games.
Johnson missed five games and played with an injured ankle throughout the majority of the season. He still was named an honorable mention all-Big 12 selection after averaging 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Johnson scored 20 points behind a 5-of-11 effort from 3-point range against eventual NCAA Champion Kansas.
He made the decision to transfer following the 2008 season, and selected Syracuse.
Johnson became a starter for the Orange in his first year with the team. He was named Big East Player of the Year on March 9, 2010, finishing with season averages of 16.0 points and 8.4 rebounds.
On April 12, 2010, Johnson declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.
Johnson was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 4th pick in the 2010 NBA draft. On March 18, 2011, Johnson scored a career-high 29 points on 11-for-21 shooting in a loss against the Los Angeles Lakers.
On July 27, 2012, Johnson was traded to the Phoenix Suns in a three-team deal. In his first game with the Suns, Johnson scored a three-pointer in a close victory against the Detroit Pistons. On March 1, 2013, Johnson scored a season high 15 points and added six rebounds and two steals in a 92–87 victory against the Atlanta Hawks.
On July 15, 2013, Johnson signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. In his first season with the Lakers, Johnson averaged career highs in points, rebounds, steals and blocks. On November 29, 2013, Johnson recorded 27 points, along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, in a 106–102 victory against the Detroit Pistons. He tallied four double-doubles over the course of the season, a career high. On July 28, 2014, Johnson re-signed with the Lakers on a one-year deal.
On July 9, 2015, Johnson signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers and on July 8, 2016, he re-signed with the Clippers.
On October 15, 2018, he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Alexis Ajinça.
On February 7, 2019, Johnson was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Markieff Morris and a 2023 second-round pick.
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