Amir Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Amir Johnson
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 1, 1987(1987-05-01)
Age	37
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Amir Johnson Biography

Amir Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, United States. NBA power forward as well as center, who assumed an initial role with the Toronto Raptors in 2011. He was signed by the Boston Celtics in 2015.

He was a teammate of Rudy Gay on the Raptors from 2013 until 2014.

Born in Los Angeles, Johnson grew up mainly in South Central Los Angeles, but also spent time as a child in Harbor City and Watts. Despite being tall and athletic, Johnson struggled to find a place on a high school basketball team. His freshman year was split at two schools (Pacific Hills, Narbonne), neither of which featured him on the court. From there, he enrolled at Verbum Dei High School, where he enjoyed a solid inaugural season of high school basketball as a sophomore in 2002–03. He then transferred to Westchester High School but was forced to sit out his junior year of 2003–04. He made up for lost time as a senior in 2004–05 as he was named the 2005 California Mr. Basketball after leading Westchester to a state title. He was subsequently named a McDonald’s All-American and appeared in the 2005 Boys Game.

Johnson was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 56th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. He is the last direct from high school player to be selected in the NBA draft (until 2015 with Satnam Singh Bhamara), as the NBA instituted a rule prior to the 2006 draft that requires American players to be at least one year removed from the graduation of their high school class to be eligible.

He was raised by one sister, named Indi. He has two cousins who are in the NFL, Kevin and Kaelin Burnett.

Amir Johnson Net Worth

Amir Johnson is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amir Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was selected in 2nd round in the NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons following an impressive playing career at Westchester High School.

He enjoyed one of his greatest statistical seasons in 2012 , when the average was 10-points per contest.

Amir Jalla Johnson (born May 1, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously played for the Detroit Pistons, the team that selected Johnson in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft, as well as the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Amir Johnson height 6 ft 9 in Amir weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Amir Johnson Dating?

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On June 23, 2009, Johnson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three three- team trade that also involved the San Antonio Spurs and Richard Jefferson. He was later traded to the Toronto Raptors on August 18, 2009, along with Sonny Weems, in exchange for Carlos Delfino and Roko Ukić.

Facts & Trivia

Amir Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Amir Johnson celebrates birthday on May 1 of every year.

Johnson had a career-best season in 2012–13 as he averaged career-highs in minutes played (28.7 mpg), points (10.0 ppg), rebounds (7.5 rpg), assists (1.5 apg) and steals (1.0 spg). With his continued rise in dominance and overall production, Johnson began to embrace the city of Toronto, quoting that “Toronto is part of me. I’ve been around, the people are very kind, I love it here.”

Is Amir Johnson still in the NBA?

Free agent
2015–2017| Boston Celtics
2017–2019| Philadelphia 76ers
2019| →Delaware Blue Coats
2020–2022| NBA G League Ignite

How many years did Amir Johnson play in the NBA?

NBA Seasons: 14 A 14-year NBA Veteran, Amir Johnson took home a BIG3 championship in his first season with the league.

How old is Amir Johnson?

35 years (May 1, 1987)

How tall is Amir Johnson?

6′ 9″

Who was the last person drafted out of high school?

The last player who was drafted from high school at 18, was Amir Johnson. The Detroit Pistons selected him in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft.