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HOW JOE BECAME A HAWK (career transactions): Obtained in a sign-and-trade transaction from the Phoenix Suns, in exchange for Boris Diaw and two conditional draft picks, on August 19, 2005 • Acquired by the Suns from the Boston Celtics, along with Randy Brown, Milt Palacio and a first-round pick, in exchange for Rodney Rogers and Tony Delk on February 20, 2002 • Originally selected by Boston in the first round (10th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft.

LAST SEASON (2007-08): Had another outstanding season, his third in Atlanta, taking charge over the last two months, and raising his game to another level • “Joe Cool” has the ability to play several positions (both backcourt spots and small forward), and has slowly blossomed into one of the league’s best young swingmen • Difficult to guard one-on-one • On the season, he averaged 21.7 ppg, 5.8 apg, 4.5 rpg and 1.0 spg in 40.8 mpg • Atlanta’s ironman, Johnson played in 82 games for the fifth time in his career • A reserve on the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the second straight season • Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March (the first time he's ever earned that honor), after averaging 24.9 ppg, 7.0 apg, 4.2 rpg and 1.1 spg (.468 FG%, .435 3FG%, .865 FT%) • Became the only Hawk other than Dominique Wilkins (three times) to capture that award • Was also named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice this season (April 7 and December 24) • Johnson, who received votes for the All-NBA team, posted 20+ points for the third straight season since coming to Atlanta • Ranked 14th in the NBA in ppg, t16th in apg, t32nd in FT%, t9th in 3FGM (169) and 2nd in mpg • Led the team in ppg, apg, FT%, 3FG%, 3FGM and mpg, while ranking 2nd in spg • Scored in double figures 75 times, had double-figure rebounds once and double-digit assists eight times (had nine double-doubles) • Led the team in scoring 46 times, in rebounding twice and in assists 43 times • JJ broke his own franchise record (3,340), by playing 3,343 minutes this season • His 169 3FGM was the fifth-best total in a single season in Hawks history • Made his 1,000th career FT v/Milw (11/28), and his 3,000th career FG @Det (12/14) • Grabbed career rebound 2,000 v/Mia (12/19) • Knocked down 15-27 FGs, 5-10 3FGs and 4-4 FTs for 39 pts (tied season-high) v/Mia (3/8) • Made a career-high 11 FTs v/Clev (1/9) • Hit career-best seven three-pointers v/LAC (3/14) • SEASON HIGHS: 39 pts (2x), 10 rebs @Utah (2/23/08), 13 assts v/NY (3/30/08), 5 stls @Bos (11/9/07), 2 blks (2x), 53 mins v/Mia (12/19/07), 15 FGM (2x), 7 3FGM v/LAC (3/14/08), 11 FTM v/Clev (1/9/08).

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Through seven seasons, Johnson is averaging 16.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.2 apg and 1.0 spg in 36.4 mpg (.442 FG%, .377 3FG%, .780 FT%) • Has missed 25 games due to injury (all during the 2006-07 season) • CAREER HIGHS: 42 pts v/GS (3/7/06), 12 rebs (2x), 17 assts @Milw (3/13/06), 5 stls (3x), 4 blks v/Sea (2/22/06), 57 mins @NY (3/15/06), 17 FGM v/Orl (3/19/06), 7 3FGM v/LAC (3/14/08), 11 FTM v/Clev (1/9/08) • 2006-07: Before injuries derailed his season — marking the first time Johnson missed any game(s) in his NBA career due to injury — the six-year pro was en route to a career year in several categories • His 376 consecutive games played streak (the NBA's best) ended on December 10 when he sat out with a right calf strain • In addition to missing four at that time, Johnson was forced to the sidelines for an additional 21 games with a right calf contusion (from March 7 to season's end) • The injury overshadowed an All-Star season for the injury invitee (he was named to the Eastern Conference reserves by Commissioner David Stern to replace Jason Kidd) as he became the first Atlanta player named to the midseason contest since Shareef Abdur-Rahim in 2002 • Johnson recorded 12 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal in 18 minutes (5-9 FGM, 2-5 3FGM) in the game • He ranked 9th in the NBA in scoring (25.0 ppg), 22nd in FGM (536), 32nd in 3FGM (119) and 2nd in minutes played (41.4) • Johnson finished the season with averages of 25.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.4 apg and 1.1 spg in 41.4 mpg (.471 FG%, .381 3FG%, .748 FT%) • The team leader in points, minutes, FGM, 3FGM, 3FG% and assists (per game), he also finished 2nd in FG% and 4th (tied) in steals • Posted two double-doubles (one pts/assts, one pts/rebs) and scored 25-or-more points in 36-of-57 games • Nineteen (19) of those games saw Johnson tally 30 points or more (Atlanta was 12-7 in those games) • He was the team's leading scorer in 43 games, top assist man in 23 and top rebounder in five contests • Off to a great start to begin the season, he scored 25 or more in each of the first seven games, setting a team record in the process (previously held by Lou Hudson (Oct. '71) and Bob Pettit (Oct. '61)) • The NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week (on Nov. 13), he passed 6,000 and 7,000-point milestones during the year • 2005-06: Johnson had an outstanding campaign in his first as a Hawk, perhaps the best all-around season by an Atlanta player since the days of Dominique Wilkins • He led the team in six statistical categories — points, assists, steals, games and minutes played and three-point FG% — and ranked third in FG% • Among NBA leaders, JJ ranked 21st in scoring, 14th in assists, 31st in steals and sixth in minutes • A tireless worker, Johnson set the Hawks' franchise record for minutes played in a season (3,340), shattering Bob Pettit's record that had stood for 42 years • Finished with averages of 20.2 ppg, 6.5 apg, 4.1 rpg and 1.3 spg in 40.7 mpg (.453 FG%, .356 3FG%, .791 FT%) • He recorded 12 double-doubles, and his first career triple-double (the 19th in Atlanta history) on Feb. 1 at Charlotte (15 pts/11 assts/10 rebs) • One of just three NBA players on the season (Philadelphia's Allen Iverson five times, Cleveland's LeBron James three times) to compile 40+ points and 10+ assists in the same game on multiple occasions (40 and 13 on 2/24 @Ind, 40 and 11 on 3/19 v/Orl) • One of only five active NBA players to total 40+ points and 13+ assists in the same game — and the only player to accomplish that in 2005-06 (joining Antoine Walker (Jan. 2001), Tracy McGrady (Feb. 2003), James (Mar. 2004) and Baron Davis (Apr. 2005)) • By virtue of a 25.2-point, 7.0-assist, 6.2-rebound and 1.0-steal week in December (12th-18th), Johnson took home his first Eastern Conference Player of the Week award • He scored 30-plus points on 11 occasions, including 40-plus four times • In his first season as the team's leader, Johnson set or tied single-game career-highs in points, assists, blocks, field goals made, three-pointers made, free throws made and minutes • Finished the season having played in 358 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in the NBA behind Toronto's Morris Peterson (361) • Johnson played in all 82 games, the first Hawks player to accomplish that since Alan Henderson did in 2002-03 • 2004-05 (with Phoenix): In his fourth NBA season, Johnson averaged 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists in a team-high 39.5 minutes played (7th in NBA) • He ranked 2nd in the league with a franchise record .478 three-point percentage and 8th with a career-high 177 three-point field goals made • Became only the fourth player in NBA history to make at least 150 three-point field goals and shoot over 45 percent from behind the arc in the same season (others — Glen Rice in 1996-97, Dana Barros in 1994-95 and Dale Ellis in 1988-89) • He scored 20-plus points 30 times, including a season-best 30 three times • In an April 11 game at the LA Lakers, Johnson connected on six of the team's franchise record 19 three-point field goals • He shot 50 percent or better from the field 40 times • 2003-04: Finished ninth in voting for the 2003-04 NBA Most Improved Player Award and averaged 16.7 points (37th in NBA), 4.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists (29th) and 1.1 steals in 40.6 minutes (3rd) • Was one of only 11 NBA players to average more than 16 points, four rebounds and four assists and eight of those players were 2004 All-Stars (Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Baron Davis, Paul Pierce, Steve Francis) • Led the NBA with 3,331 minutes in 2003-04, the third-highest single season total in Suns franchise history • Ended the season having logged at least 40 minutes in 35 consecutive games, the longest streak in the NBA since Nate Thurmond recorded 37 straight from Dec. 30, 1968-March 7, 1969 • One of only nine players in league history to have such a streak over 30 and seven are in the Hall of Fame (Nate Archibald, Wilt Chamberlain, John Havlicek, Neil Johnston, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell and Thurmond) • Tallied a season-high 31 points twice (Jan. 31, 2004 at New York and March 23, 2004 at Cleveland) • Scored in double-digits in then personal best 42 consecutive games (Jan. 30 — April 11, 2004) and also recorded then career-long eight consecutive games with 20 or more points (Jan. 25 — Feb. 6) • 2002-03: Appeared in all 82 contests, and averaged 9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 2.6 apg (.397 FG%, .366 3FG%, .774 FT%) • Started 34 games • Over the final six games, put up 20.7 ppg, 4.3 apg and 4.0 rpg in 32.8 mpg, hitting .542 FG% • Made 41.4 percent of his three-point attempts over the final 29 games • Scored 10-plus points 35 times • 2001-02 (with Boston and Phoenix): Named NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2001-02, the first Sun so honored since Shawn Marion in 1999-00 • Averaged 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 31.5 minutes in 29 games (27 starts) with Phoenix, higher than his averages with Boston in 2001-02 (6.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists in 20.9 minutes in 48 games) • Participated in Rookie Challenge at the 2002 All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia and had 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Rookies posted a 103-97 win over Sophomores.

PLAYOFF HISTORY: Johnson has appeared in 22 career playoff contests (16 starts), averaging 15.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 3.0 apg (.426 FG%, .447 3FG%, .775 FT%) in 36.1 mpg • Averaged 20.0 ppg, 4.0 apg and 3.9 rpg (.409 FG%, .444 3FG%, .909 FT%) in seven games (2008 Playoffs) against Boston • Put in one of the most memorable playoff performances of the 2008 postseason, pouring in 20 or his 35 points in the fourth quarter of a 97-92 game four win over the Celtics (April 28) at Philips Arena • In one of the 2004-05 postseason's most horrific spills, he suffered a displaced fracture of the orbital bone and a mild concussion with 19.7 seconds left in the second quarter vs. Dallas in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 11, and missed six games before returning for Games 3-5 of the Conference Finals vs. San Antonio with the aid of a face mask • He missed his first game ever since joining the Suns in a trade from Boston on 2/20/02 • Johnson averaged 20.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot 53.7 percent from the field (29-54 FG) in the Suns' first ever four-game playoff sweep, in the first round over Memphis • PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS: 35 pts v/Bos (4/28/08), 9 rebs v/SA (4/25/03), 7 assts @Bos (4/20/08), 4 stls v/Dall (5/9/05), 2 blks @SA (4/21/03), 46 mins v/Bos (4/28/08), 14 FGM v/Bos (4/28/08), 6 3FGM @SA (5/30/05), 9 FTM @Mem (5/1/05).

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: In the summer of 2006, Johnson participated on Team USA's Men's Senior National Team, one of 23 players named to the historic 2006-08 National Team program • Team USA took home the bronze medal after finishing with an 8-1 record and Johnson registered 7.3 points (tied for fifth), 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists (.393 FG%, .308 3FG%, 6-6 FTs) in nine games • He started in two games and tallied a series high of 18 points in a 113-73 win over Australia.

COLLEGIATE CAREER: Johnson played two seasons at University of Arkansas (1999-01) earning All-America honors as a sophomore and Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year honors (15.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 2.4 apg in 53 contests) • Averaged 14.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 2.6 apg as a sophomore • He took home All-SEC accolades both years • Johnson achieved quite a distinction as a freshman player at Arkansas when you consider the school's tradition — he was the first freshman in school history to lead team in scoring (16.0) and rebounding (5.7) • After two seasons there, he averaged 15.0 points and 6.1 rebounds • Grabbed career-high 14 rebounds and added 20 points in a win over eighth-ranked Tennessee as a sophomore • Scored career-high 30 points vs. Mississippi State to become the first freshman to score 30 points in SEC play in six years • Was the first Razorback freshman to earn All-SEC honors since Scotty Thurman in 1993.

PERSONAL INFO: Joe Marcus Johnson was born June 29, 1981 in Little Rock, Arkansas • Has received the Dominique Wilkins Award as the team's MVP each of his three seasons with the Hawks • Is the only child of Diane Johnson, the most influential person in his life • A player committed to giving back, Johnson hosted the third "JJ's Santa-Lanta for Kids" last December, a holiday event for children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta • In addition to that charitable event, he has donated $10,000 to provide letter jackets to male and female athletes in the Little Rock and North Little Rock public schools • He also footed the bill for air conditioning in the summer of 2006 in the gymnasium of his former high school • Three summers ago, Johnson held "All-Star Weekend in Little Rock,” which featured games of softball, bowling and basketball • He has also participated in the Mike Miller Foundation charity event in Tunica, MS the last two summers, raising funds for the Miller Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Atlanta and Little Rock • Johnson also purchased tickets for underprivileged kids the past three years as part of the Hawks Tickets for Kids Program, through his “JJ’s Jumpers” initiative • He also enjoys bowling and going to movies • Football is his favorite sport outside of basketball • Magic Johnson was his biggest basketball influence growing up as a youth and considers lining up against Michael Jordan during his rookie season his most memorable basketball moment • Along with teammate Mike Bibby, one of just 11 NBA players selected to endorse Nike’s Jordan Brand line • Wears a size 16 basketball shoe.