Nets Agree In Principle With Free Agent Center Johan Petro
July 10, 2010
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—The New Jersey Nets have reached an agreement in principle with free agent center Johan Petro, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. The agreement is contingent on the passing of the required physical.
“We are very pleased to add Johan to our roster,” said Thorn. “He is a young player with a defensive presence who should fit well into our frontcourt rotation.”
Petro, 7’0”/247, is a five year NBA veteran with career averages of 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in 16.7 minutes in 306 career games with Seattle/Oklahoma City and Denver. A native of Paris, France, Petro was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with in the first round (25th overall) of the 2005 NBA draft. After three and a half seasons with the Seattle/Oklahoma City franchise, Petro was dealt to Denver during the 2008-09 season. Last season, Petro posted averages of 3.4 points on 53.5% shooting and 3.6 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game for the Nuggets.
